What color is #E3DECB?

#E3DECB 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 #E3DECB?

The RGB value is 227, 222, 203: 227 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DECB?

The complementary color is #CBD0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DECB color

#E3DECB rgb(227, 222, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3DECB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.1% green and 79.6% blue (227, 222, 203).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% 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 15.58:1).

#E3DECB color codes

HEX	`#E3DECB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 222, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.39, -1.52, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.39, 10.04, 98.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.578, 72.886, 66.944)`
Decimal	`14933707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DECB, 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 #E3DECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #E3DECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3decb; }
.text { color: #e3decb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3decb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 222 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3decb, #dce3cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3DECB?: #E3DECB 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 #E3DECB?: The RGB value is 227, 222, 203: 227 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DECB?: The complementary color is #CBD0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.