What color is #E3E4D1?

#E3E4D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E4D1?

The RGB value is 227, 228, 209: 227 red, 228 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E4D1?

The complementary color is #D2D1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E4D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E4D1 color

#E3E4D1 rgb(227, 228, 209)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E3E4D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89.4% green and 82% blue (227, 228, 209).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#E3E4D1 color codes

HEX	`#E3E4D1`
RGB	`rgb(227, 228, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.05, -3.61, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.05, 9.84, 111.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.929, 76.421, 71.323)`
Decimal	`14935249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E4D1, 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 #E3E4D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E4D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #E3E4D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e4d1; }
.text { color: #e3e4d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e4d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 228 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e4d1, #d9e4d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E3E4D1?: #E3E4D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E4D1?: The RGB value is 227, 228, 209: 227 red, 228 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E4D1?: The complementary color is #D2D1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E4D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.