What color is #E6D2C1?

#E6D2C1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D2C1?

The RGB value is 230, 210, 193: 230 red, 210 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D2C1?

The complementary color is #C1D5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D2C1 color

#E6D2C1 rgb(230, 210, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D2C1 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.4% green and 75.7% blue (230, 210, 193).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 43% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sand Dune (#E3D2C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#E6D2C1 color codes

HEX	`#E6D2C1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 210, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 43%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, 4.19, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 11.71, 69.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.305, 66.768, 59.889)`
Decimal	`15127233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D2C1, 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 #E6D2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #E6D2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d2c1; }
.text { color: #e6d2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 210 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d2c1, #e6e4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6D2C1?: #E6D2C1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D2C1?: The RGB value is 230, 210, 193: 230 red, 210 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D2C1?: The complementary color is #C1D5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.