What color is #E3E3B9?

#E3E3B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E3B9?

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

What is the complementary color of #E3E3B9?

The complementary color is #B9B9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E3B9 color

#E3E3B9 rgb(227, 227, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3E3B9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#E3E3B9 color codes

HEX	`#E3E3B9`
RGB	`rgb(227, 227, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, -6.84, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 21.69, 108.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.904, 74.773, 56.745)`
Decimal	`14934969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E3B9, 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 #E3E3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #E3E3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e3b9; }
.text { color: #e3e3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 227 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e3b9, #cee3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3E3B9?: #E3E3B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E3B9?: The RGB value is 227, 227, 185: 227 red, 227 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E3B9?: The complementary color is #B9B9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.