What color is #E5D9D0?

#E5D9D0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D9D0?

The RGB value is 229, 217, 208: 229 red, 217 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D9D0?

The complementary color is #D0DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D9D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D9D0 color

#E5D9D0 rgb(229, 217, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5D9D0 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.1% green and 81.6% blue (229, 217, 208).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 29% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dallas Dust (#ECE0D6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#E5D9D0 color codes

HEX	`#E5D9D0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 217, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 29%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, 2.59, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 6.44, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.51, 70.839, 69.726)`
Decimal	`15063504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D9D0, 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 #E5D9D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D9D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #E5D9D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d9d0; }
.text { color: #e5d9d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d9d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 217 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d9d0, #e5e3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E5D9D0?: #E5D9D0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D9D0?: The RGB value is 229, 217, 208: 229 red, 217 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D9D0?: The complementary color is #D0DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D9D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.