What color is #E3DABC?

#E3DABC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DABC?

The RGB value is 227, 218, 188: 227 red, 218 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DABC?

The complementary color is #BCC5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DABC color

#E3DABC rgb(227, 218, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3DABC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.5% green and 73.7% blue (227, 218, 188).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#E3DABC color codes

HEX	`#E3DABC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 218, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.05, -1.8, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.05, 15.99, 96.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.827, 70.106, 57.631)`
Decimal	`14932668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DABC, 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 #E3DABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #E3DABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dabc; }
.text { color: #e3dabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 218 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dabc, #d9e3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E3DABC?: #E3DABC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DABC?: The RGB value is 227, 218, 188: 227 red, 218 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DABC?: The complementary color is #BCC5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.