What color is #E2D596?

#E2D596 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 #E2D596?

The RGB value is 226, 213, 150: 226 red, 213 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D596?

The complementary color is #96A3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D596 color

#E2D596 rgb(226, 213, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2D596 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.5% green and 58.8% blue (226, 213, 150).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#E2D596 color codes

HEX	`#E2D596`
RGB	`rgb(226, 213, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 83.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, -4.75, 32.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 33.15, 98.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.664, 65.961, 38.384)`
Decimal	`14865814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D596, 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 #E2D596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #E2D596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d596; }
.text { color: #e2d596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 213 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d596, #c9e296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2D596?: #E2D596 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 #E2D596?: The RGB value is 226, 213, 150: 226 red, 213 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D596?: The complementary color is #96A3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.