What color is #E4D8AB?

#E4D8AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D8AB?

The RGB value is 228, 216, 171: 228 red, 216 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D8AB?

The complementary color is #ABB7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D8AB color

#E4D8AB rgb(228, 216, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4D8AB is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 84.7% green and 67.1% blue (228, 216, 171).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 51% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#E4D8AB color codes

HEX	`#E4D8AB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 216, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 84.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 51%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.28, -2.84, 23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.28, 23.89, 96.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.902, 68.547, 48.385)`
Decimal	`14997675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D8AB, 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 #E4D8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #E4D8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d8ab; }
.text { color: #e4d8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 216 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d8ab, #d4e4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4D8AB?: #E4D8AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D8AB?: The RGB value is 228, 216, 171: 228 red, 216 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D8AB?: The complementary color is #ABB7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.