What color is #E4E7C5?

#E4E7C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E7C5?

The RGB value is 228, 231, 197: 228 red, 231 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E7C5?

The complementary color is #C8C5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E7C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E7C5 color

#E4E7C5 rgb(228, 231, 197)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4E7C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.6% green and 77.3% blue (228, 231, 197).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#E4E7C5 color codes

HEX	`#E4E7C5`
RGB	`rgb(228, 231, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 90.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.63, -6.7, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.63, 17.57, 112.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.648, 77.677, 64.084)`
Decimal	`15001541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E7C5, 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 #E4E7C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E7C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #E4E7C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e7c5; }
.text { color: #e4e7c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e7c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 231 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e7c5, #d3e7c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E4E7C5?: #E4E7C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E7C5?: The RGB value is 228, 231, 197: 228 red, 231 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E7C5?: The complementary color is #C8C5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E7C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.