What color is #E7D292?

#E7D292 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D292?

The RGB value is 231, 210, 146: 231 red, 210 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D292?

The complementary color is #92A7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D292 color

#E7D292 rgb(231, 210, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7D292 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 82.4% green and 57.3% blue (231, 210, 146).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Buff (#EBD999), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#E7D292 color codes

HEX	`#E7D292`
RGB	`rgb(231, 210, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 82.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 37%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, -1.74, 34.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 34.45, 92.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.191, 65.159, 36.542)`
Decimal	`15192722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D292, 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 #E7D292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #E7D292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d292; }
.text { color: #e7d292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 210 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d292, #d2e792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E7D292?: #E7D292 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D292?: The RGB value is 231, 210, 146: 231 red, 210 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D292?: The complementary color is #92A7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.