What color is #E1E6C6?

#E1E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E6C6?

The RGB value is 225, 230, 198: 225 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E6C6?

The complementary color is #CBC6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E6C6 color

#E1E6C6 rgb(225, 230, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.2% green and 77.6% blue (225, 230, 198).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 39% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#E1E6C6 color codes

HEX	`#E1E6C6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 230, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 39%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.17, -7.1, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.17, 16.64, 115.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.54, 76.679, 64.552)`
Decimal	`14804678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E6C6, 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 #E1E6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #E1E6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e6c6; }
.text { color: #e1e6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 230 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e6c6, #d1e6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E1E6C6?: #E1E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E6C6?: The RGB value is 225, 230, 198: 225 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E6C6?: The complementary color is #CBC6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.