What color is #E5E2CF?

#E5E2CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E2CF?

The RGB value is 229, 226, 207: 229 red, 226 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E2CF?

The complementary color is #CFD2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E2CF color

#E5E2CF rgb(229, 226, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5E2CF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.6% green and 81.2% blue (229, 226, 207).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#E5E2CF color codes

HEX	`#E5E2CF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 226, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.65, -2.22, 9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.65, 9.9, 102.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.771, 75.556, 69.875)`
Decimal	`15065807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E2CF, 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 #E5E2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #E5E2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e2cf; }
.text { color: #e5e2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 226 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e2cf, #dde5cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5E2CF?: #E5E2CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E2CF?: The RGB value is 229, 226, 207: 229 red, 226 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E2CF?: The complementary color is #CFD2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.