What color is #E6DBAD?

#E6DBAD is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DBAD?

The RGB value is 230, 219, 173: 230 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DBAD?

The complementary color is #ADB8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DBAD color

#E6DBAD rgb(230, 219, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DBAD is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.9% green and 67.8% blue (230, 219, 173).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 53% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#E6DBAD color codes

HEX	`#E6DBAD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 219, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 53%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, -3.36, 24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 24.26, 97.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.508, 70.504, 49.685)`
Decimal	`15129517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DBAD, 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 #E6DBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #E6DBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dbad; }
.text { color: #e6dbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 219 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dbad, #d4e6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E6DBAD?: #E6DBAD is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DBAD?: The RGB value is 230, 219, 173: 230 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DBAD?: The complementary color is #ADB8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.