What color is #E1E5CB?

#E1E5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E5CB?

The RGB value is 225, 229, 203: 225 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E5CB?

The complementary color is #CFCBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E5CB color

#E1E5CB rgb(225, 229, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1E5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89.8% green and 79.6% blue (225, 229, 203).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#E1E5CB color codes

HEX	`#E1E5CB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 229, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.03, -5.8, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.03, 13.53, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.849, 76.358, 67.547)`
Decimal	`14804427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E5CB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E1E5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E1E5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e5cb; }
.text { color: #e1e5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 229 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e5cb, #d4e5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E1E5CB?: #E1E5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E5CB?: The RGB value is 225, 229, 203: 225 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E5CB?: The complementary color is #CFCBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.