What color is #E3DEC8?

#E3DEC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DEC8?

The RGB value is 227, 222, 200: 227 red, 222 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DEC8?

The complementary color is #C8CDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DEC8 color

#E3DEC8 rgb(227, 222, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3DEC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.1% green and 78.4% blue (227, 222, 200).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#E3DEC8 color codes

HEX	`#E3DEC8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 222, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, -2, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 11.57, 99.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.224, 72.744, 65.079)`
Decimal	`14933704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DEC8, 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 #E3DEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #E3DEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dec8; }
.text { color: #e3dec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 222 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dec8, #dae3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3DEC8?: #E3DEC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DEC8?: The RGB value is 227, 222, 200: 227 red, 222 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DEC8?: The complementary color is #C8CDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.