What color is #E4DAAE?

#E4DAAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DAAE?

The RGB value is 228, 218, 174: 228 red, 218 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DAAE?

The complementary color is #AEB8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DAAE color

#E4DAAE rgb(228, 218, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4DAAE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.5% green and 68.2% blue (228, 218, 174).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#E4DAAE color codes

HEX	`#E4DAAE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 218, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.85, -3.45, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.85, 23.2, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.706, 69.694, 50.08)`
Decimal	`14998190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DAAE, 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 #E4DAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #E4DAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4daae; }
.text { color: #e4daae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4daae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 218 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4daae, #d3e4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4DAAE?: #E4DAAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DAAE?: The RGB value is 228, 218, 174: 228 red, 218 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DAAE?: The complementary color is #AEB8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.