What color is #E5D2B3?

#E5D2B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Boutique Beige. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D2B3?

The RGB value is 229, 210, 179: 229 red, 210 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D2B3?

The complementary color is #B3C6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D2B3 color

#E5D2B3 rgb(229, 210, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5D2B3 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.4% green and 70.2% blue (229, 210, 179).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 49% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Boutique Beige (#E1CEAD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#E5D2B3 color codes

HEX	`#E5D2B3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 210, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 49%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85, 1.75, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85, 17.86, 84.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.496, 66.007, 52.035)`
Decimal	`15061683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D2B3, 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 #E5D2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #E5D2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d2b3; }
.text { color: #e5d2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 210 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d2b3, #dfe5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E5D2B3?: #E5D2B3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Boutique Beige. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D2B3?: The RGB value is 229, 210, 179: 229 red, 210 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D2B3?: The complementary color is #B3C6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.