What color is #E2D8CE?

#E2D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepuscular. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D8CE?

The RGB value is 226, 216, 206: 226 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D8CE?

The complementary color is #CED8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D8CE color

#E2D8CE rgb(226, 216, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 84.7% green and 80.8% blue (226, 216, 206).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Crepuscular (#E7DCCE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#E2D8CE color codes

HEX	`#E2D8CE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 216, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 84.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, 1.72, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 6.38, 74.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.059, 69.737, 68.309)`
Decimal	`14866638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D8CE, 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 #E2D8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #E2D8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d8ce; }
.text { color: #e2d8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 216 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d8ce, #e2e2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E2D8CE?: #E2D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Crepuscular. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D8CE?: The RGB value is 226, 216, 206: 226 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D8CE?: The complementary color is #CED8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.