What color is #E4EBCE?

#E4EBCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EBCE?

The RGB value is 228, 235, 206: 228 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EBCE?

The complementary color is #D5CEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EBCE color

#E4EBCE rgb(228, 235, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EBCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.2% green and 80.8% blue (228, 235, 206).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#E4EBCE color codes

HEX	`#E4EBCE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 235, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -7.3, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 15.16, 118.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.842, 80.367, 70.055)`
Decimal	`15002574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EBCE, 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 #E4EBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #E4EBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ebce; }
.text { color: #e4ebce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ebce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 235 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ebce, #d6ebce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E4EBCE?: #E4EBCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EBCE?: The RGB value is 228, 235, 206: 228 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EBCE?: The complementary color is #D5CEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.