What color is #E7D6C5?

#E7D6C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D6C5?

The RGB value is 231, 214, 197: 231 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D6C5?

The complementary color is #C5D6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D6C5 color

#E7D6C5 rgb(231, 214, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7D6C5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 83.9% green and 77.3% blue (231, 214, 197).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sand Dune (#E3D2C0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#E7D6C5 color codes

HEX	`#E7D6C5`
RGB	`rgb(231, 214, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 83.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, 3.09, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 10.95, 73.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.079, 69.114, 62.619)`
Decimal	`15193797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D6C5, 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 #E7D6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #E7D6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d6c5; }
.text { color: #e7d6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 214 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d6c5, #e7e7c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7D6C5?: #E7D6C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D6C5?: The RGB value is 231, 214, 197: 231 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D6C5?: The complementary color is #C5D6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.