What color is #E2DD8D?

#E2DD8D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DD8D?

The RGB value is 226, 221, 141: 226 red, 221 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DD8D?

The complementary color is #8D92E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DD8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DD8D color

#E2DD8D rgb(226, 221, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2DD8D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 86.7% green and 55.3% blue (226, 221, 141).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 59% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 38% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Garlic Toast (#DDDD88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#E2DD8D color codes

HEX	`#E2DD8D`
RGB	`rgb(226, 221, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 86.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 59%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 38%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, -9.84, 39.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 41.09, 103.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.029, 69.806, 35.401)`
Decimal	`14867853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DD8D, 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 #E2DD8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DD8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #E2DD8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dd8d; }
.text { color: #e2dd8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dd8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 221 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dd8d, #bce28d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E2DD8D?: #E2DD8D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DD8D?: The RGB value is 226, 221, 141: 226 red, 221 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DD8D?: The complementary color is #8D92E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DD8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.