What color is #E6DCC7?

#E6DCC7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DCC7?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 199: 230 red, 220 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCC7?

The complementary color is #C7D1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DCC7 color

#E6DCC7 rgb(230, 220, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DCC7 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 78% blue (230, 220, 199).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Cream (#E8DDC6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#E6DCC7 color codes

HEX	`#E6DCC7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.03, -0.06, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.03, 11.54, 90.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.534, 72.134, 64.335)`
Decimal	`15129799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCC7, 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 #E6DCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #E6DCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dcc7; }
.text { color: #e6dcc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dcc7, #e1e6c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6DCC7?: #E6DCC7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DCC7?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 199: 230 red, 220 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCC7?: The complementary color is #C7D1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.