What color is #E3DEB9?

#E3DEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DEB9?

The RGB value is 227, 222, 185: 227 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DEB9?

The complementary color is #B9BEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DEB9 color

#E3DEB9 rgb(227, 222, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3DEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.1% green and 72.5% blue (227, 222, 185).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#E3DEB9 color codes

HEX	`#E3DEB9`
RGB	`rgb(227, 222, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.01, -4.3, 18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.01, 19.28, 102.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.556, 72.077, 56.296)`
Decimal	`14933689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DEB9, 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 #E3DEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #E3DEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3deb9; }
.text { color: #e3deb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3deb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 222 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3deb9, #d3e3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E3DEB9?: #E3DEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DEB9?: The RGB value is 227, 222, 185: 227 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DEB9?: The complementary color is #B9BEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.