What color is #E5E5D2?

#E5E5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E5D2?

The RGB value is 229, 229, 210: 229 red, 229 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E5D2?

The complementary color is #D2D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E5D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E5D2 color

#E5E5D2 rgb(229, 229, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5E5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89.8% green and 82.4% blue (229, 229, 210).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#E5E5D2 color codes

HEX	`#E5E5D2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 229, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 89.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.48, -3.26, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.48, 9.82, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.964, 77.35, 72.099)`
Decimal	`15066578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E5D2, 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 #E5E5D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E5D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	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 #E5E5D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e5d2; }
.text { color: #e5e5d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e5d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 229 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e5d2, #dce5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E5E5D2?: #E5E5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E5D2?: The RGB value is 229, 229, 210: 229 red, 229 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E5D2?: The complementary color is #D2D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E5D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.