What color is #E6DFC7?

#E6DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DFC7?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 199: 230 red, 223 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DFC7?

The complementary color is #C7CEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DFC7 color

#E6DFC7 rgb(230, 223, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 78% blue (230, 223, 199).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#E6DFC7 color codes

HEX	`#E6DFC7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -1.6, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 12.72, 97.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.329, 73.723, 64.599)`
Decimal	`15130567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DFC7, 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 #E6DFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #E6DFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dfc7; }
.text { color: #e6dfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dfc7, #dee6c7); }

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Questions

What color is #E6DFC7?: #E6DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DFC7?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 199: 230 red, 223 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DFC7?: The complementary color is #C7CEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.