What color is #E6EAD1?

#E6EAD1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EAD1?

The RGB value is 230, 234, 209: 230 red, 234 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EAD1?

The complementary color is #D5D1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EAD1 color

#E6EAD1 rgb(230, 234, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EAD1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91.8% green and 82% blue (230, 234, 209).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 37% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E6EAD1 color codes

HEX	`#E6EAD1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 234, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 37%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, -5.62, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 12.97, 115.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.563, 80.272, 71.928)`
Decimal	`15133393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EAD1, 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 #E6EAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E6EAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ead1; }
.text { color: #e6ead1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ead1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 234 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ead1, #daead1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6EAD1?: #E6EAD1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EAD1?: The RGB value is 230, 234, 209: 230 red, 234 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EAD1?: The complementary color is #D5D1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.