What color is #E2E1CD?

#E2E1CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E1CD?

The RGB value is 226, 225, 205: 226 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E1CD?

The complementary color is #CDCEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E1CD color

#E2E1CD rgb(226, 225, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2E1CD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.2% green and 80.4% blue (226, 225, 205).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#E2E1CD color codes

HEX	`#E2E1CD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 225, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 88.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.12, -3.08, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.12, 10.38, 107.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.307, 74.427, 68.461)`
Decimal	`14868941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E1CD, 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 #E2E1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #E2E1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e1cd; }
.text { color: #e2e1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 225 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e1cd, #d9e2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2E1CD?: #E2E1CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E1CD?: The RGB value is 226, 225, 205: 226 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E1CD?: The complementary color is #CDCEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.