What color is #E3D9AF?

#E3D9AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D9AF?

The RGB value is 227, 217, 175: 227 red, 217 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D9AF?

The complementary color is #AFB9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D9AF color

#E3D9AF rgb(227, 217, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3D9AF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.1% green and 68.6% blue (227, 217, 175).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 48% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#E3D9AF color codes

HEX	`#E3D9AF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 217, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 48%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.53, -3.17, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.53, 22.2, 98.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.229, 69.053, 50.494)`
Decimal	`14932399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D9AF, 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 #E3D9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #E3D9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d9af; }
.text { color: #e3d9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 217 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d9af, #d3e3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E3D9AF?: #E3D9AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D9AF?: The RGB value is 227, 217, 175: 227 red, 217 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D9AF?: The complementary color is #AFB9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.