What color is #E4DEBD?

#E4DEBD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DEBD?

The RGB value is 228, 222, 189: 228 red, 222 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DEBD?

The complementary color is #BDC3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DEBD color

#E4DEBD rgb(228, 222, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4DEBD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.1% green and 74.1% blue (228, 222, 189).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#E4DEBD color codes

HEX	`#E4DEBD`
RGB	`rgb(228, 222, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, -3.34, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 17.27, 101.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.301, 72.412, 58.566)`
Decimal	`14999229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DEBD, 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 #E4DEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #E4DEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4debd; }
.text { color: #e4debd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4debd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 222 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4debd, #d7e4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E4DEBD?: #E4DEBD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DEBD?: The RGB value is 228, 222, 189: 228 red, 222 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DEBD?: The complementary color is #BDC3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.