What color is #E3D6AA?

#E3D6AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D6AA?

The RGB value is 227, 214, 170: 227 red, 214 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D6AA?

The complementary color is #AAB7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D6AA color

#E3D6AA rgb(227, 214, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3D6AA is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.9% green and 66.7% blue (227, 214, 170).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 50% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#E3D6AA color codes

HEX	`#E3D6AA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 214, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 50%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.67, -2.32, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.67, 23.51, 95.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.981, 67.328, 47.7)`
Decimal	`14931626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D6AA, 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 #E3D6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #E3D6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d6aa; }
.text { color: #e3d6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 214 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d6aa, #d3e3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E3D6AA?: #E3D6AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D6AA?: The RGB value is 227, 214, 170: 227 red, 214 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D6AA?: The complementary color is #AAB7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.