What color is #E6E8D1?

#E6E8D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E8D1?

The RGB value is 230, 232, 209: 230 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E8D1?

The complementary color is #D3D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E8D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E8D1 color

#E6E8D1 rgb(230, 232, 209)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6E8D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91% green and 82% blue (230, 232, 209).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#E6E8D1 color codes

HEX	`#E6E8D1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 232, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, -4.6, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 11.89, 112.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.997, 79.14, 71.739)`
Decimal	`15132881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E8D1, 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 #E6E8D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E8D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #E6E8D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e8d1; }
.text { color: #e6e8d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e8d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 232 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e8d1, #dbe8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6E8D1?: #E6E8D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E8D1?: The RGB value is 230, 232, 209: 230 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E8D1?: The complementary color is #D3D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E8D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.