What color is #E6D8CE?

#E6D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D8CE?

The RGB value is 230, 216, 206: 230 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D8CE?

The complementary color is #CEDCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D8CE color

#E6D8CE rgb(230, 216, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 84.7% green and 80.8% blue (230, 216, 206).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#E6D8CE color codes

HEX	`#E6D8CE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 216, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 84.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, 3.13, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 7.35, 64.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.329, 70.392, 68.368)`
Decimal	`15128782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D8CE, 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 #E6D8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #E6D8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d8ce; }
.text { color: #e6d8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 216 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d8ce, #e6e4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6D8CE?: #E6D8CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D8CE?: The RGB value is 230, 216, 206: 230 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D8CE?: The complementary color is #CEDCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.