What color is #E6DFCE?

#E6DFCE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fossil Stone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DFCE?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 206: 230 red, 223 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DFCE?

The complementary color is #CED5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DFCE color

#E6DFCE rgb(230, 223, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DFCE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 80.8% blue (230, 223, 206).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fossil Stone (#E3DDCC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#E6DFCE color codes

HEX	`#E6DFCE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, -0.49, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 9.19, 93.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.16, 74.055, 68.979)`
Decimal	`15130574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DFCE, 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 #E6DFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #E6DFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dfce; }
.text { color: #e6dfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dfce, #e1e6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E6DFCE?: #E6DFCE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fossil Stone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DFCE?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 206: 230 red, 223 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DFCE?: The complementary color is #CED5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.