What color is #E7DDCB?

#E7DDCB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Varnished Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DDCB?

The RGB value is 231, 221, 203: 231 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DDCB?

The complementary color is #CBD5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DDCB color

#E7DDCB rgb(231, 221, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DDCB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 86.7% green and 79.6% blue (231, 221, 203).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Varnished Ivory (#E6DCCC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#E7DDCB color codes

HEX	`#E7DDCB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 221, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 86.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, 0.41, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 10.06, 87.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.59, 73.015, 66.916)`
Decimal	`15195595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DDCB, 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 #E7DDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #E7DDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ddcb; }
.text { color: #e7ddcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ddcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 221 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ddcb, #e3e7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E7DDCB?: #E7DDCB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Varnished Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DDCB?: The RGB value is 231, 221, 203: 231 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DDCB?: The complementary color is #CBD5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.