What color is #E3CDB6?

#E3CDB6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sugar Cookie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CDB6?

The RGB value is 227, 205, 182: 227 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CDB6?

The complementary color is #B6CCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CDB6 color

#E3CDB6 rgb(227, 205, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3CDB6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 80.4% green and 71.4% blue (227, 205, 182).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 45% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Cookie Crust (#E8CFB1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#E3CDB6 color codes

HEX	`#E3CDB6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 205, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 80.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 45%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, 4.05, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 14.81, 74.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.953, 63.372, 53.215)`
Decimal	`14929334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CDB6, 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 #E3CDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #E3CDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cdb6; }
.text { color: #e3cdb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cdb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 205 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cdb6, #e3e3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E3CDB6?: #E3CDB6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sugar Cookie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CDB6?: The RGB value is 227, 205, 182: 227 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CDB6?: The complementary color is #B6CCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.