What color is #E3DBA2?

#E3DBA2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DBA2?

The RGB value is 227, 219, 162: 227 red, 219 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DBA2?

The complementary color is #A2AAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DBA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DBA2 color

#E3DBA2 rgb(227, 219, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3DBA2 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.9% green and 63.5% blue (227, 219, 162).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 54% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E3DBA2 color codes

HEX	`#E3DBA2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 219, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 54%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.8, -5.94, 29.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.8, 29.69, 101.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.532, 69.604, 44.264)`
Decimal	`14932898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DBA2, 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 #E3DBA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DBA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #E3DBA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dba2; }
.text { color: #e3dba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 219 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dba2, #cae3a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3DBA2?: #E3DBA2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DBA2?: The RGB value is 227, 219, 162: 227 red, 219 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DBA2?: The complementary color is #A2AAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DBA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.