What color is #E7DFC0?

#E7DFC0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DFC0?

The RGB value is 231, 223, 192: 231 red, 223 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DFC0?

The complementary color is #C0C8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DFC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DFC0 color

#E7DFC0 rgb(231, 223, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7DFC0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.5% green and 75.3% blue (231, 223, 192).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#E7DFC0 color codes

HEX	`#E7DFC0`
RGB	`rgb(231, 223, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.72, -2.32, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.72, 16.35, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.857, 73.571, 60.432)`
Decimal	`15196096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DFC0, 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 #E7DFC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DFC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #E7DFC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dfc0; }
.text { color: #e7dfc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dfc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 223 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dfc0, #dce7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E7DFC0?: #E7DFC0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DFC0?: The RGB value is 231, 223, 192: 231 red, 223 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DFC0?: The complementary color is #C0C8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DFC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.