What color is #E7DCC3?

#E7DCC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DCC3?

The RGB value is 231, 220, 195: 231 red, 220 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DCC3?

The complementary color is #C3CEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DCC3 color

#E7DCC3 rgb(231, 220, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DCC3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 86.3% green and 76.5% blue (231, 220, 195).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Cream (#E8DDC6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#E7DCC3 color codes

HEX	`#E7DCC3`
RGB	`rgb(231, 220, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 86.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.02, -0.32, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.02, 13.64, 91.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.398, 72.116, 61.936)`
Decimal	`15195331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DCC3, 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 #E7DCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #E7DCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dcc3; }
.text { color: #e7dcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 220 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dcc3, #e0e7c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7DCC3?: #E7DCC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DCC3?: The RGB value is 231, 220, 195: 231 red, 220 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DCC3?: The complementary color is #C3CEE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.