What color is #E7DFB9?

#E7DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DFB9?

The RGB value is 231, 223, 185: 231 red, 223 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DFB9?

The complementary color is #B9C1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DFB9 color

#E7DFB9 rgb(231, 223, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.5% green and 72.5% blue (231, 223, 185).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#E7DFB9 color codes

HEX	`#E7DFB9`
RGB	`rgb(231, 223, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.58, -3.35, 19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.58, 19.92, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.099, 73.268, 56.444)`
Decimal	`15196089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DFB9, 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 #E7DFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #E7DFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dfb9; }
.text { color: #e7dfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 223 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dfb9, #d8e7b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E7DFB9?: #E7DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DFB9?: The RGB value is 231, 223, 185: 231 red, 223 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DFB9?: The complementary color is #B9C1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.