What color is #E5DDD3?

#E5DDD3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mountain Peak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DDD3?

The RGB value is 229, 221, 211: 229 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DDD3?

The complementary color is #D3DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DDD3 color

#E5DDD3 rgb(229, 221, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5DDD3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.7% green and 82.7% blue (229, 221, 211).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Peak (#E9E0D4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#E5DDD3 color codes

HEX	`#E5DDD3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 221, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 86.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.48, 1.02, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.48, 5.96, 80.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.926, 73.075, 72.036)`
Decimal	`15064531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DDD3, 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 #E5DDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #E5DDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ddd3; }
.text { color: #e5ddd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ddd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 221 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ddd3, #e4e5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5DDD3?: #E5DDD3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mountain Peak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DDD3?: The RGB value is 229, 221, 211: 229 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DDD3?: The complementary color is #D3DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.