What color is #E4DAB1?

#E4DAB1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DAB1?

The RGB value is 228, 218, 177: 228 red, 218 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DAB1?

The complementary color is #B1BBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DAB1 color

#E4DAB1 rgb(228, 218, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4DAB1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.5% green and 69.4% blue (228, 218, 177).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 49% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% 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 14.96:1).

#E4DAB1 color codes

HEX	`#E4DAB1`
RGB	`rgb(228, 218, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 49%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, -3.03, 21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 21.67, 98.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.002, 69.812, 51.637)`
Decimal	`14998193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DAB1, 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 #E4DAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #E4DAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dab1; }
.text { color: #e4dab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 218 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dab1, #d4e4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4DAB1?: #E4DAB1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DAB1?: The RGB value is 228, 218, 177: 228 red, 218 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DAB1?: The complementary color is #B1BBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.