What color is #E5E5AE?

#E5E5AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E5AE?

The RGB value is 229, 229, 174: 229 red, 229 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E5AE?

The complementary color is #AEAEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E5AE color

#E5E5AE rgb(229, 229, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5E5AE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89.8% green and 68.2% blue (229, 229, 174).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#E5E5AE color codes

HEX	`#E5E5AE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 229, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 89.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, -8.67, 26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 28.28, 107.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.972, 75.754, 51.077)`
Decimal	`15066542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E5AE, 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 #E5E5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #E5E5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e5ae; }
.text { color: #e5e5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 229 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e5ae, #cae5ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5E5AE?: #E5E5AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E5AE?: The RGB value is 229, 229, 174: 229 red, 229 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E5AE?: The complementary color is #AEAEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.