What color is #E5E3D1?

#E5E3D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E3D1?

The RGB value is 229, 227, 209: 229 red, 227 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E3D1?

The complementary color is #D1D3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E3D1 color

#E5E3D1 rgb(229, 227, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5E3D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89% green and 82% blue (229, 227, 209).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Tofu (#E6E5D6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#E5E3D1 color codes

HEX	`#E5E3D1`
RGB	`rgb(229, 227, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 89%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -2.4, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 9.35, 104.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.289, 76.2, 71.262)`
Decimal	`15066065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E3D1, 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 #E5E3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #E5E3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e3d1; }
.text { color: #e5e3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 227 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e3d1, #dde5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5E3D1?: #E5E3D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E3D1?: The RGB value is 229, 227, 209: 229 red, 227 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E3D1?: The complementary color is #D1D3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.