What color is #E6D9CE?

#E6D9CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D9CE?

The RGB value is 230, 217, 206: 230 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D9CE?

The complementary color is #CEDBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D9CE color

#E6D9CE rgb(230, 217, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D9CE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.1% green and 80.8% blue (230, 217, 206).

Its hue angle is 27°, 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 Delicate Bliss (#EDE0D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#E6D9CE color codes

HEX	`#E6D9CE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 217, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, 2.61, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 7.48, 69.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.586, 70.906, 68.454)`
Decimal	`15129038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D9CE, 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 #E6D9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #E6D9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d9ce; }
.text { color: #e6d9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 217 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d9ce, #e6e5ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6D9CE?: #E6D9CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D9CE?: The RGB value is 230, 217, 206: 230 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D9CE?: The complementary color is #CEDBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.