What color is #E2E0D6?

#E2E0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E0D6?

The RGB value is 226, 224, 214: 226 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E0D6?

The complementary color is #D6D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E0D6 color

#E2E0D6 rgb(226, 224, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.8% green and 83.9% blue (226, 224, 214).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#E2E0D6 color codes

HEX	`#E2E0D6`
RGB	`rgb(226, 224, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, -1.07, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 5.24, 101.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.156, 74.335, 74.258)`
Decimal	`14868694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E0D6, 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 #E2E0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #E2E0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e0d6; }
.text { color: #e2e0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 224 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e0d6, #dee2d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E0D6?: #E2E0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E0D6?: The RGB value is 226, 224, 214: 226 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E0D6?: The complementary color is #D6D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.