What color is #E1EDC8?

#E1EDC8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EDC8?

The RGB value is 225, 237, 200: 225 red, 237 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EDC8?

The complementary color is #D4C8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1EDC8 color

#E1EDC8 rgb(225, 237, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1EDC8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 92.9% green and 78.4% blue (225, 237, 200).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#E1EDC8 color codes

HEX	`#E1EDC8`
RGB	`rgb(225, 237, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 92.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, -10.31, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 19.55, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.759, 80.746, 66.437)`
Decimal	`14806472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EDC8, 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 #E1EDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #E1EDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1edc8; }
.text { color: #e1edc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1edc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 237 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1edc8, #cfedc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E1EDC8?: #E1EDC8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EDC8?: The RGB value is 225, 237, 200: 225 red, 237 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EDC8?: The complementary color is #D4C8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.