What color is #E7DACE?

#E7DACE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DACE?

The RGB value is 231, 218, 206: 231 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DACE?

The complementary color is #CEDBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DACE color

#E7DACE rgb(231, 218, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DACE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (231, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Bliss (#EDE0D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#E7DACE color codes

HEX	`#E7DACE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, 2.45, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 7.89, 71.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.166, 71.589, 68.555)`
Decimal	`15194830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DACE, 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 #E7DACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #E7DACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dace; }
.text { color: #e7dace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dace, #e7e6ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7DACE?: #E7DACE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DACE?: The RGB value is 231, 218, 206: 231 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DACE?: The complementary color is #CEDBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.