What color is #E6E3BD?

#E6E3BD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E3BD?

The RGB value is 230, 227, 189: 230 red, 227 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E3BD?

The complementary color is #BDC0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E3BD color

#E6E3BD rgb(230, 227, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6E3BD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89% green and 74.1% blue (230, 227, 189).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#E6E3BD color codes

HEX	`#E6E3BD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 227, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.6, -5.16, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.6, 19.66, 105.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.287, 75.436, 59.045)`
Decimal	`15131581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E3BD, 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 #E6E3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #E6E3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e3bd; }
.text { color: #e6e3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 227 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e3bd, #d5e6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E6E3BD?: #E6E3BD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E3BD?: The RGB value is 230, 227, 189: 230 red, 227 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E3BD?: The complementary color is #BDC0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.