What color is #E4DBAF?

#E4DBAF 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 #E4DBAF?

The RGB value is 228, 219, 175: 228 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DBAF?

The complementary color is #AFB8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DBAF color

#E4DBAF rgb(228, 219, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4DBAF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.9% green and 68.6% blue (228, 219, 175).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#E4DBAF color codes

HEX	`#E4DBAF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 219, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -3.83, 22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 23.12, 99.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.064, 70.253, 50.682)`
Decimal	`14998447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DBAF, 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 #E4DBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #E4DBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dbaf; }
.text { color: #e4dbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 219 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dbaf, #d3e4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E4DBAF?: #E4DBAF 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 #E4DBAF?: The RGB value is 228, 219, 175: 228 red, 219 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DBAF?: The complementary color is #AFB8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.