What color is #E2DFCA?

#E2DFCA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DFCA?

The RGB value is 226, 223, 202: 226 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DFCA?

The complementary color is #CACDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DFCA color

#E2DFCA rgb(226, 223, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2DFCA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.5% green and 79.2% blue (226, 223, 202).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 29% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#E2DFCA color codes

HEX	`#E2DFCA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 223, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 29%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.55, -2.54, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.55, 10.96, 103.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.411, 73.209, 66.392)`
Decimal	`14868426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DFCA, 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 #E2DFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #E2DFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dfca; }
.text { color: #e2dfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 223 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dfca, #d9e2ca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E2DFCA?: #E2DFCA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DFCA?: The RGB value is 226, 223, 202: 226 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DFCA?: The complementary color is #CACDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.