What color is #E6DEBF?

#E6DEBF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DEBF?

The RGB value is 230, 222, 191: 230 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DEBF?

The complementary color is #BFC7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DEBF color

#E6DEBF rgb(230, 222, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DEBF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.1% green and 74.9% blue (230, 222, 191).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#E6DEBF color codes

HEX	`#E6DEBF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 222, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.37, -2.31, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.37, 16.37, 98.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.158, 72.828, 59.747)`
Decimal	`15130303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DEBF, 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 #E6DEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #E6DEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6debf; }
.text { color: #e6debf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6debf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 222 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6debf, #dbe6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E6DEBF?: #E6DEBF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DEBF?: The RGB value is 230, 222, 191: 230 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DEBF?: The complementary color is #BFC7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.