What color is #E2D4C9?

#E2D4C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D4C9?

The RGB value is 226, 212, 201: 226 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D4C9?

The complementary color is #C9D7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D4C9 color

#E2D4C9 rgb(226, 212, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2D4C9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.1% green and 78.8% blue (226, 212, 201).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#E2D4C9 color codes

HEX	`#E2D4C9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 212, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 83.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.74, 2.98, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.74, 7.76, 67.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.449, 67.474, 64.823)`
Decimal	`14865609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D4C9, 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 #E2D4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #E2D4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d4c9; }
.text { color: #e2d4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 212 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d4c9, #e2e0c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E2D4C9?: #E2D4C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D4C9?: The RGB value is 226, 212, 201: 226 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D4C9?: The complementary color is #C9D7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.