What color is #E4E8CC?

#E4E8CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E8CC?

The RGB value is 228, 232, 204: 228 red, 232 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E8CC?

The complementary color is #D0CCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E8CC color

#E4E8CC rgb(228, 232, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4E8CC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91% green and 80% blue (228, 232, 204).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#E4E8CC color codes

HEX	`#E4E8CC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 232, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.04, -6.11, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.04, 14.52, 114.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.749, 78.567, 68.5)`
Decimal	`15001804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E8CC, 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 #E4E8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #E4E8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e8cc; }
.text { color: #e4e8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 232 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e8cc, #d6e8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E4E8CC?: #E4E8CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E8CC?: The RGB value is 228, 232, 204: 228 red, 232 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E8CC?: The complementary color is #D0CCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.