What color is #E5DBB5?

#E5DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DBB5?

The RGB value is 229, 219, 181: 229 red, 219 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DBB5?

The complementary color is #B5BFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DBB5 color

#E5DBB5 rgb(229, 219, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.9% green and 71% blue (229, 219, 181).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 48% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#E5DBB5 color codes

HEX	`#E5DBB5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 219, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 48%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, -2.61, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 20.12, 97.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.985, 70.658, 53.87)`
Decimal	`15063989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DBB5, 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 #E5DBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #E5DBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dbb5; }
.text { color: #e5dbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 219 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dbb5, #d7e5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E5DBB5?: #E5DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DBB5?: The RGB value is 229, 219, 181: 229 red, 219 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DBB5?: The complementary color is #B5BFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.