What color is #E2D1BD?

#E2D1BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D1BD?

The RGB value is 226, 209, 189: 226 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D1BD?

The complementary color is #BDCEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D1BD color

#E2D1BD rgb(226, 209, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2D1BD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82% green and 74.1% blue (226, 209, 189).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oyster (#E3D3BF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#E2D1BD color codes

HEX	`#E2D1BD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 209, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.71, 2.65, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.71, 12.34, 77.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.349, 65.445, 57.429)`
Decimal	`14864829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D1BD, 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 #E2D1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #E2D1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d1bd; }
.text { color: #e2d1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 209 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d1bd, #e1e2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E2D1BD?: #E2D1BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D1BD?: The RGB value is 226, 209, 189: 226 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D1BD?: The complementary color is #BDCEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.