What color is #E5DEC1?

#E5DEC1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DEC1?

The RGB value is 229, 222, 193: 229 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DEC1?

The complementary color is #C1C8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DEC1 color

#E5DEC1 rgb(229, 222, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5DEC1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.1% green and 75.7% blue (229, 222, 193).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 41% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#E5DEC1 color codes

HEX	`#E5DEC1`
RGB	`rgb(229, 222, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 41%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, -2.37, 15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 15.28, 98.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.059, 72.752, 60.899)`
Decimal	`15064769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DEC1, 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 #E5DEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #E5DEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dec1; }
.text { color: #e5dec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 222 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dec1, #dae5c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5DEC1?: #E5DEC1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DEC1?: The RGB value is 229, 222, 193: 229 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DEC1?: The complementary color is #C1C8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.