What color is #E6E4CE?

#E6E4CE 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 #E6E4CE?

The RGB value is 230, 228, 206: 230 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4CE?

The complementary color is #CED0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E4CE color

#E6E4CE rgb(230, 228, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6E4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 80.8% blue (230, 228, 206).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#E6E4CE color codes

HEX	`#E6E4CE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 228, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.21, -3.05, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.21, 11.4, 105.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.516, 76.767, 69.43)`
Decimal	`15131854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E4CE, 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 #E6E4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #E6E4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e4ce; }
.text { color: #e6e4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 228 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e4ce, #dce6ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6E4CE?: #E6E4CE 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 #E6E4CE?: The RGB value is 230, 228, 206: 230 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E4CE?: The complementary color is #CED0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.