What color is #E4D4B1?

#E4D4B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Celebration Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D4B1?

The RGB value is 228, 212, 177: 228 red, 212 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D4B1?

The complementary color is #B1C1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D4B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D4B1 color

#E4D4B1 rgb(228, 212, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4D4B1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 83.1% green and 69.4% blue (228, 212, 177).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 49% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Celebration Fizz (#E8D6B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#E4D4B1 color codes

HEX	`#E4D4B1`
RGB	`rgb(228, 212, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 83.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 49%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.38, 0.06, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.38, 19.34, 89.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.474, 66.757, 51.128)`
Decimal	`14996657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D4B1, 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 #E4D4B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D4B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #E4D4B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d4b1; }
.text { color: #e4d4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d4b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 212 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d4b1, #dbe4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E4D4B1?: #E4D4B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Celebration Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D4B1?: The RGB value is 228, 212, 177: 228 red, 212 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D4B1?: The complementary color is #B1C1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D4B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.