What color is #E3D5C6?

#E3D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D5C6?

The RGB value is 227, 213, 198: 227 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D5C6?

The complementary color is #C6D4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D5C6 color

#E3D5C6 rgb(227, 213, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (227, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sand Dune (#E3D2C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#E3D5C6 color codes

HEX	`#E3D5C6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, 2.34, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 9.44, 75.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.665, 67.998, 63.081)`
Decimal	`14931398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D5C6, 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 #E3D5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #E3D5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d5c6; }
.text { color: #e3d5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d5c6, #e2e3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E3D5C6?: #E3D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D5C6?: The RGB value is 227, 213, 198: 227 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D5C6?: The complementary color is #C6D4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.