What color is #E7E0D0?

#E7E0D0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fossil Stone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E0D0?

The RGB value is 231, 224, 208: 231 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E0D0?

The complementary color is #D0D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E0D0 color

#E7E0D0 rgb(231, 224, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7E0D0 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.8% green and 81.6% blue (231, 224, 208).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fossil Stone (#E3DDCC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#E7E0D0 color codes

HEX	`#E7E0D0`
RGB	`rgb(231, 224, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.33, -0.33, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.33, 8.68, 92.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.995, 74.855, 70.371)`
Decimal	`15196368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E0D0, 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 #E7E0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #E7E0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e0d0; }
.text { color: #e7e0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 224 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e0d0, #e3e7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E7E0D0?: #E7E0D0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fossil Stone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E0D0?: The RGB value is 231, 224, 208: 231 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E0D0?: The complementary color is #D0D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.