What color is #E5D2CD?

#E5D2CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D2CD?

The RGB value is 229, 210, 205: 229 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D2CD?

The complementary color is #CDE0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D2CD color

#E5D2CD rgb(229, 210, 205)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5D2CD is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (229, 210, 205).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#E5D2CD color codes

HEX	`#E5D2CD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 210, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, 5.74, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 7.52, 40.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.378, 67.16, 67.212)`
Decimal	`15061709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D2CD, 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 #E5D2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #E5D2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d2cd; }
.text { color: #e5d2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 210 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d2cd, #e5decd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E5D2CD?: #E5D2CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D2CD?: The RGB value is 229, 210, 205: 229 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D2CD?: The complementary color is #CDE0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.