What color is #E5D7C9?

#E5D7C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Whisper of White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D7C9?

The RGB value is 229, 215, 201: 229 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D7C9?

The complementary color is #C9D7E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D7C9 color

#E5D7C9 rgb(229, 215, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5D7C9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 84.3% green and 78.8% blue (229, 215, 201).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of White (#EADBCA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#E5D7C9 color codes

HEX	`#E5D7C9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 215, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 84.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, 2.49, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 8.98, 73.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.155, 69.477, 65.12)`
Decimal	`15062985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D7C9, 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 #E5D7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #E5D7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d7c9; }
.text { color: #e5d7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 215 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d7c9, #e5e5c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5D7C9?: #E5D7C9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Whisper of White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D7C9?: The RGB value is 229, 215, 201: 229 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D7C9?: The complementary color is #C9D7E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.