What color is #E6DCCC?

#E6DCCC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Varnished Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DCCC?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 204: 230 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCCC?

The complementary color is #CCD6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DCCC color

#E6DCCC rgb(230, 220, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DCCC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (230, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

This exact color is also called Varnished Ivory.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#E6DCCC color codes

HEX	`#E6DCCC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, 0.74, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 9.11, 85.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.124, 72.37, 67.442)`
Decimal	`15129804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCCC, 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 #E6DCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #E6DCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dccc; }
.text { color: #e6dccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dccc, #e3e6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6DCCC?: #E6DCCC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Varnished Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DCCC?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 204: 230 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCCC?: The complementary color is #CCD6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.