What color is #E6D7CB?

#E6D7CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D7CB?

The RGB value is 230, 215, 203: 230 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D7CB?

The complementary color is #CBDAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D7CB color

#E6D7CB rgb(230, 215, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D7CB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 84.3% green and 79.6% blue (230, 215, 203).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#E6D7CB color codes

HEX	`#E6D7CB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 215, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 84.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, 3.16, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 8.39, 67.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.712, 69.737, 66.382)`
Decimal	`15128523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D7CB, 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 #E6D7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #E6D7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d7cb; }
.text { color: #e6d7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 215 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d7cb, #e6e5cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6D7CB?: #E6D7CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D7CB?: The RGB value is 230, 215, 203: 230 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D7CB?: The complementary color is #CBDAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.