What color is #E2E6CA?

#E2E6CA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E6CA?

The RGB value is 226, 230, 202: 226 red, 230 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E6CA?

The complementary color is #CECAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E6CA color

#E2E6CA rgb(226, 230, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2E6CA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 90.2% green and 79.2% blue (226, 230, 202).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#E2E6CA color codes

HEX	`#E2E6CA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 230, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 90.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.33, -6.12, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.33, 14.55, 114.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.32, 77.027, 67.029)`
Decimal	`14870218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E6CA, 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 #E2E6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #E2E6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e6ca; }
.text { color: #e2e6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 230 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e6ca, #d4e6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E2E6CA?: #E2E6CA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E6CA?: The RGB value is 226, 230, 202: 226 red, 230 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E6CA?: The complementary color is #CECAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.