What color is #E6E0CB?

#E6E0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E0CB?

The RGB value is 230, 224, 203: 230 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E0CB?

The complementary color is #CBD1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E0CB color

#E6E0CB rgb(230, 224, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6E0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.8% green and 79.6% blue (230, 224, 203).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#E6E0CB color codes

HEX	`#E6E0CB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 224, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.13, -1.48, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.13, 11.11, 97.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.067, 74.447, 67.167)`
Decimal	`15130827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E0CB, 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 #E6E0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #E6E0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e0cb; }
.text { color: #e6e0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 224 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e0cb, #dfe6cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6E0CB?: #E6E0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E0CB?: The RGB value is 230, 224, 203: 230 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E0CB?: The complementary color is #CBD1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.