What color is #E4D9B3?

#E4D9B3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D9B3?

The RGB value is 228, 217, 179: 228 red, 217 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D9B3?

The complementary color is #B3BEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D9B3 color

#E4D9B3 rgb(228, 217, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4D9B3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.1% green and 70.2% blue (228, 217, 179).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 48% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#E4D9B3 color codes

HEX	`#E4D9B3`
RGB	`rgb(228, 217, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 48%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.69, -2.24, 20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.69, 20.24, 96.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.944, 69.376, 52.609)`
Decimal	`14997939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D9B3, 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 #E4D9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #E4D9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d9b3; }
.text { color: #e4d9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 217 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d9b3, #d7e4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E4D9B3?: #E4D9B3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D9B3?: The RGB value is 228, 217, 179: 228 red, 217 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D9B3?: The complementary color is #B3BEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.