What color is #E2DFC5?

#E2DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DFC5?

The RGB value is 226, 223, 197: 226 red, 223 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DFC5?

The complementary color is #C5C8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DFC5 color

#E2DFC5 rgb(226, 223, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.5% green and 77.3% blue (226, 223, 197).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#E2DFC5 color codes

HEX	`#E2DFC5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 223, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.44, -3.34, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.44, 13.54, 104.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.829, 72.976, 63.325)`
Decimal	`14868421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DFC5, 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 #E2DFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #E2DFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dfc5; }
.text { color: #e2dfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 223 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dfc5, #d6e2c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2DFC5?: #E2DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DFC5?: The RGB value is 226, 223, 197: 226 red, 223 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DFC5?: The complementary color is #C5C8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.