What color is #E5D8C5?

#E5D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sandcastle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D8C5?

The RGB value is 229, 216, 197: 229 red, 216 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D8C5?

The complementary color is #C5D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D8C5 color

#E5D8C5 rgb(229, 216, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 84.7% green and 77.3% blue (229, 216, 197).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sandcastle (#E5D7C4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#E5D8C5 color codes

HEX	`#E5D8C5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 216, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 84.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 1.34, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 11.05, 83.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.946, 69.802, 62.759)`
Decimal	`15063237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D8C5, 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 #E5D8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #E5D8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d8c5; }
.text { color: #e5d8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 216 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d8c5, #e2e5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E5D8C5?: #E5D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sandcastle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D8C5?: The RGB value is 229, 216, 197: 229 red, 216 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D8C5?: The complementary color is #C5D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.