What color is #E2D49C?

#E2D49C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D49C?

The RGB value is 226, 212, 156: 226 red, 212 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D49C?

The complementary color is #9CAAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D49C color

#E2D49C rgb(226, 212, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2D49C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.1% green and 61.2% blue (226, 212, 156).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 55% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#E2D49C color codes

HEX	`#E2D49C`
RGB	`rgb(226, 212, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 83.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 55%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.82, -3.5, 29.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.82, 29.72, 96.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.909, 65.658, 40.911)`
Decimal	`14865564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D49C, 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 #E2D49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #E2D49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d49c; }
.text { color: #e2d49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 212 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d49c, #cde29c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2D49C?: #E2D49C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D49C?: The RGB value is 226, 212, 156: 226 red, 212 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D49C?: The complementary color is #9CAAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.