What color is #E3E1CF?

#E3E1CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E1CF?

The RGB value is 227, 225, 207: 227 red, 225 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E1CF?

The complementary color is #CFD1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E1CF color

#E3E1CF rgb(227, 225, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3E1CF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 88.2% green and 81.2% blue (227, 225, 207).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#E3E1CF color codes

HEX	`#E3E1CF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 225, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 88.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.25, -2.4, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.25, 9.36, 104.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.865, 74.687, 69.755)`
Decimal	`14934479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E1CF, 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 #E3E1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #E3E1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e1cf; }
.text { color: #e3e1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 225 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e1cf, #dbe3cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3E1CF?: #E3E1CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E1CF?: The RGB value is 227, 225, 207: 227 red, 225 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E1CF?: The complementary color is #CFD1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.