What color is #E7DBC6?

#E7DBC6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fish Bone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DBC6?

The RGB value is 231, 219, 198: 231 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DBC6?

The complementary color is #C6D2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DBC6 color

#E7DBC6 rgb(231, 219, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DBC6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.9% green and 77.6% blue (231, 219, 198).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fish Bone (#E4D9C5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#E7DBC6 color codes

HEX	`#E7DBC6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 219, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.84, 0.66, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.84, 11.82, 86.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.479, 71.73, 63.653)`
Decimal	`15195078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DBC6, 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 #E7DBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #E7DBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dbc6; }
.text { color: #e7dbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 219 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dbc6, #e3e7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E7DBC6?: #E7DBC6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fish Bone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DBC6?: The RGB value is 231, 219, 198: 231 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DBC6?: The complementary color is #C6D2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.