What color is #E5E0D3?

#E5E0D3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hourglass. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E0D3?

The RGB value is 229, 224, 211: 229 red, 224 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E0D3?

The complementary color is #D3D8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E0D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E0D3 color

#E5E0D3 rgb(229, 224, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5E0D3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.8% green and 82.7% blue (229, 224, 211).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hourglass (#E5E0D5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#E5E0D3 color codes

HEX	`#E5E0D3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 224, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, -0.53, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 6.98, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.725, 74.673, 72.303)`
Decimal	`15065299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E0D3, 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 #E5E0D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E0D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #E5E0D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e0d3; }
.text { color: #e5e0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e0d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 224 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e0d3, #e1e5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5E0D3?: #E5E0D3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hourglass. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E0D3?: The RGB value is 229, 224, 211: 229 red, 224 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E0D3?: The complementary color is #D3D8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E0D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.