What color is #E7E6D6?

#E7E6D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E6D6?

The RGB value is 231, 230, 214: 231 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E6D6?

The complementary color is #D6D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E6D6 color

#E7E6D6 rgb(231, 230, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7E6D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.2% green and 83.9% blue (231, 230, 214).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Tofu (#E6E5D6), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#E7E6D6 color codes

HEX	`#E7E6D6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 230, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, -2.41, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 8.27, 106.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.388, 78.438, 74.879)`
Decimal	`15197910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E6D6, 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 #E7E6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #E7E6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e6d6; }
.text { color: #e7e6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 230 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e6d6, #e0e7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E7E6D6?: #E7E6D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tofu. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E6D6?: The RGB value is 231, 230, 214: 231 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E6D6?: The complementary color is #D6D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.