What color is #E4E2C7?

#E4E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E2C7?

The RGB value is 228, 226, 199: 228 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2C7?

The complementary color is #C7C9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E2C7 color

#E4E2C7 rgb(228, 226, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 78% blue (228, 226, 199).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#E4E2C7 color codes

HEX	`#E4E2C7`
RGB	`rgb(228, 226, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 88.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.4, -3.85, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.4, 14, 105.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.499, 75.011, 64.839)`
Decimal	`15000263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E2C7, 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 #E4E2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #E4E2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e2c7; }
.text { color: #e4e2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 226 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e2c7, #d8e4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E4E2C7?: #E4E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E2C7?: The RGB value is 228, 226, 199: 228 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E2C7?: The complementary color is #C7C9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.