What color is #E6DCD1?

#E6DCD1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mountain Peak. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DCD1?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 209: 230 red, 220 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCD1?

The complementary color is #D1DBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DCD1 color

#E6DCD1 rgb(230, 220, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DCD1 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 82% blue (230, 220, 209).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 30% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Peak (#E9E0D4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#E6DCD1 color codes

HEX	`#E6DCD1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 30%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.26, 1.55, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.26, 6.8, 76.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.734, 72.614, 70.651)`
Decimal	`15129809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCD1, 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 #E6DCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #E6DCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dcd1; }
.text { color: #e6dcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dcd1, #e6e6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6DCD1?: #E6DCD1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mountain Peak. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DCD1?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 209: 230 red, 220 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCD1?: The complementary color is #D1DBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.