What color is #E5E1DE?

#E5E1DE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1DE?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 222: 229 red, 225 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1DE?

The complementary color is #DEE2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1DE color

#E5E1DE rgb(229, 225, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E1DE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 87.1% blue (229, 225, 222).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Diamonds in the Sky (#E5E2E1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#E5E1DE color codes

HEX	`#E5E1DE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, 0.83, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 2.11, 66.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.421, 75.783, 79.905)`
Decimal	`15065566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1DE, 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 #E5E1DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #E5E1DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1de; }
.text { color: #e5e1de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1de, #e5e4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5E1DE?: #E5E1DE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1DE?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 222: 229 red, 225 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1DE?: The complementary color is #DEE2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.