What color is #E2D2BE?

#E2D2BE 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 #E2D2BE?

The RGB value is 226, 210, 190: 226 red, 210 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D2BE?

The complementary color is #BECEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D2BE color

#E2D2BE rgb(226, 210, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2D2BE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.4% green and 74.5% blue (226, 210, 190).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oyster (#E3D3BF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#E2D2BE color codes

HEX	`#E2D2BE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 210, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, 2.28, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 12.13, 79.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.704, 65.981, 58.085)`
Decimal	`14865086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D2BE, 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 #E2D2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #E2D2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d2be; }
.text { color: #e2d2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 210 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d2be, #e0e2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E2D2BE?: #E2D2BE 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 #E2D2BE?: The RGB value is 226, 210, 190: 226 red, 210 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D2BE?: The complementary color is #BECEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.