What color is #E2E4C2?

#E2E4C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E4C2?

The RGB value is 226, 228, 194: 226 red, 228 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E4C2?

The complementary color is #C4C2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E4C2 color

#E2E4C2 rgb(226, 228, 194)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2E4C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 89.4% green and 76.1% blue (226, 228, 194).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#E2E4C2 color codes

HEX	`#E2E4C2`
RGB	`rgb(226, 228, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 89.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.65, -6.36, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.65, 17.59, 111.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.844, 75.551, 61.985)`
Decimal	`14869698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E4C2, 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 #E2E4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #E2E4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e4c2; }
.text { color: #e2e4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 228 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e4c2, #d1e4c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E2E4C2?: #E2E4C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E4C2?: The RGB value is 226, 228, 194: 226 red, 228 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E4C2?: The complementary color is #C4C2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.