What color is #E8DACF?

#E8DACF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DACF?

The RGB value is 232, 218, 207: 232 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DACF?

The complementary color is #CFDDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DACF color

#E8DACF rgb(232, 218, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DACF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.5% green and 81.2% blue (232, 218, 207).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 35% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Bliss (#EDE0D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#E8DACF color codes

HEX	`#E8DACF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 218, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 35%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.87, 2.96, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.87, 7.72, 67.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.612, 71.805, 69.212)`
Decimal	`15260367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DACF, 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 #E8DACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #E8DACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dacf; }
.text { color: #e8dacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 218 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dacf, #e8e7cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8DACF?: #E8DACF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Delicate Bliss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DACF?: The RGB value is 232, 218, 207: 232 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DACF?: The complementary color is #CFDDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.