What color is #E4D7A8?

#E4D7A8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D7A8?

The RGB value is 228, 215, 168: 228 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D7A8?

The complementary color is #A8B5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D7A8 color

#E4D7A8 rgb(228, 215, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4D7A8 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 84.3% green and 65.9% blue (228, 215, 168).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#E4D7A8 color codes

HEX	`#E4D7A8`
RGB	`rgb(228, 215, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 84.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, -2.73, 24.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 25.01, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.364, 67.923, 46.811)`
Decimal	`14997416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D7A8, 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 #E4D7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #E4D7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d7a8; }
.text { color: #e4d7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 215 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d7a8, #d3e4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4D7A8?: #E4D7A8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D7A8?: The RGB value is 228, 215, 168: 228 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D7A8?: The complementary color is #A8B5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.