What color is #E2D9CF?

#E2D9CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D9CF?

The RGB value is 226, 217, 207: 226 red, 217 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D9CF?

The complementary color is #CFD8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D9CF color

#E2D9CF rgb(226, 217, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2D9CF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.1% green and 81.2% blue (226, 217, 207).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 25% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Noble Cream (#E1DACE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#E2D9CF color codes

HEX	`#E2D9CF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 217, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 25%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.14, 1.37, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.14, 6.17, 77.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.438, 70.3, 69.036)`
Decimal	`14866895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D9CF, 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 #E2D9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #E2D9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d9cf; }
.text { color: #e2d9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 217 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d9cf, #e2e2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E2D9CF?: #E2D9CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D9CF?: The RGB value is 226, 217, 207: 226 red, 217 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D9CF?: The complementary color is #CFD8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.