What color is #E5E1D8?

#E5E1D8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1D8?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 216: 229 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1D8?

The complementary color is #D8DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1D8 color

#E5E1D8 rgb(229, 225, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E1D8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 84.7% blue (229, 225, 216).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#E5E1D8 color codes

HEX	`#E5E1D8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -0.21, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 4.88, 92.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.631, 75.467, 75.745)`
Decimal	`15065560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1D8, 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 #E5E1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #E5E1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1d8; }
.text { color: #e5e1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1d8, #e3e5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5E1D8?: #E5E1D8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1D8?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 216: 229 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1D8?: The complementary color is #D8DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.