What color is #E3D6A3?

#E3D6A3 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D6A3?

The RGB value is 227, 214, 163: 227 red, 214 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D6A3?

The complementary color is #A3B0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D6A3 color

#E3D6A3 rgb(227, 214, 163)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3D6A3 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.9% green and 63.9% blue (227, 214, 163).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 53% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#E3D6A3 color codes

HEX	`#E3D6A3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 214, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 53%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.54, -3.25, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.54, 27.06, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.336, 67.07, 44.305)`
Decimal	`14931619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D6A3, 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 #E3D6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #E3D6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d6a3; }
.text { color: #e3d6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 214 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d6a3, #d0e3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E3D6A3?: #E3D6A3 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D6A3?: The RGB value is 227, 214, 163: 227 red, 214 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D6A3?: The complementary color is #A3B0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.