What color is #E2DCC4?

#E2DCC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DCC4?

The RGB value is 226, 220, 196: 226 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DCC4?

The complementary color is #C4CAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DCC4 color

#E2DCC4 rgb(226, 220, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2DCC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 86.3% green and 76.9% blue (226, 220, 196).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#E2DCC4 color codes

HEX	`#E2DCC4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 220, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 86.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.65, -1.96, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.65, 12.68, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.92, 71.341, 62.459)`
Decimal	`14867652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DCC4, 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 #E2DCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #E2DCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dcc4; }
.text { color: #e2dcc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dcc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 220 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dcc4, #d9e2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2DCC4?: #E2DCC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DCC4?: The RGB value is 226, 220, 196: 226 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DCC4?: The complementary color is #C4CAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.