What color is #E6DFD2?

#E6DFD2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Last Straw. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DFD2?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 210: 230 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DFD2?

The complementary color is #D2D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DFD2 color

#E6DFD2 rgb(230, 223, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DFD2 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 82.4% blue (230, 223, 210).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Last Straw (#E3DBCD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#E6DFD2 color codes

HEX	`#E6DFD2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.04, 0.17, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.04, 7.21, 88.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.652, 74.252, 71.57)`
Decimal	`15130578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DFD2, 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 #E6DFD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #E6DFD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dfd2; }
.text { color: #e6dfd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dfd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dfd2, #e3e6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E6DFD2?: #E6DFD2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Last Straw. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DFD2?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 210: 230 red, 223 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DFD2?: The complementary color is #D2D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.