What color is #E8DDAC?

#E8DDAC is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DDAC?

The RGB value is 232, 221, 172: 232 red, 221 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DDAC?

The complementary color is #ACB7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DDAC color

#E8DDAC rgb(232, 221, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DDAC is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.7% green and 67.5% blue (232, 221, 172).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#E8DDAC color codes

HEX	`#E8DDAC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 221, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.9, -3.77, 25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.9, 25.74, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.582, 71.849, 49.382)`
Decimal	`15261100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DDAC, 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 #E8DDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	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 #E8DDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ddac; }
.text { color: #e8ddac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ddac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 221 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ddac, #d5e8ac); }

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Questions

What color is #E8DDAC?: #E8DDAC is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DDAC?: The RGB value is 232, 221, 172: 232 red, 221 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DDAC?: The complementary color is #ACB7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.