What color is #E7D9BF?

#E7D9BF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clam Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D9BF?

The RGB value is 231, 217, 191: 231 red, 217 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D9BF?

The complementary color is #BFCDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D9BF color

#E7D9BF rgb(231, 217, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7D9BF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.1% green and 74.9% blue (231, 217, 191).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Clam Up (#EBDBC1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#E7D9BF color codes

HEX	`#E7D9BF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 217, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.18, 0.62, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.18, 14.56, 87.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.171, 70.377, 59.326)`
Decimal	`15194559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D9BF, 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 #E7D9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #E7D9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d9bf; }
.text { color: #e7d9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 217 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d9bf, #e1e7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E7D9BF?: #E7D9BF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clam Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D9BF?: The RGB value is 231, 217, 191: 231 red, 217 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D9BF?: The complementary color is #BFCDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.