What color is #E4E1DA?

#E4E1DA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E1DA?

The RGB value is 228, 225, 218: 228 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E1DA?

The complementary color is #DADDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E1DA color

#E4E1DA rgb(228, 225, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E1DA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.2% green and 85.5% blue (228, 225, 218).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#E4E1DA color codes

HEX	`#E4E1DA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 225, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 88.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.58, -0.21, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.58, 3.78, 93.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.573, 75.407, 77.1)`
Decimal	`15000026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E1DA, 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 #E4E1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #E4E1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e1da; }
.text { color: #e4e1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 225 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e1da, #e2e4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E4E1DA?: #E4E1DA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E1DA?: The RGB value is 228, 225, 218: 228 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E1DA?: The complementary color is #DADDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.