What color is #E7E7CC?

#E7E7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E7CC?

The RGB value is 231, 231, 204: 231 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E7CC?

The complementary color is #CCCCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E7CC color

#E7E7CC rgb(231, 231, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7E7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.6% green and 80% blue (231, 231, 204).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Giggle (#EFF0D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#E7E7CC color codes

HEX	`#E7E7CC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 231, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.01, -4.54, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.01, 13.93, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.429, 78.501, 68.452)`
Decimal	`15198156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E7CC, 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 #E7E7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #E7E7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e7cc; }
.text { color: #e7e7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 231 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e7cc, #dae7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E7E7CC?: #E7E7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E7CC?: The RGB value is 231, 231, 204: 231 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E7CC?: The complementary color is #CCCCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.