What color is #E2DBB3?

#E2DBB3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DBB3?

The RGB value is 226, 219, 179: 226 red, 219 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBB3?

The complementary color is #B3BAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DBB3 color

#E2DBB3 rgb(226, 219, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2DBB3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 70.2% blue (226, 219, 179).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#E2DBB3 color codes

HEX	`#E2DBB3`
RGB	`rgb(226, 219, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.04, -4, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.04, 20.96, 101)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.832, 70.087, 52.752)`
Decimal	`14867379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DBB3, 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 #E2DBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #E2DBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dbb3; }
.text { color: #e2dbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 219 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dbb3, #d2e2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2DBB3?: #E2DBB3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DBB3?: The RGB value is 226, 219, 179: 226 red, 219 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DBB3?: The complementary color is #B3BAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.