What color is #E8DDAE?

#E8DDAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DDAE?

The RGB value is 232, 221, 174: 232 red, 221 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DDAE?

The complementary color is #AEB9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DDAE color

#E8DDAE rgb(232, 221, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DDAE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.7% green and 68.2% blue (232, 221, 174).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 56% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#E8DDAE color codes

HEX	`#E8DDAE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 221, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 56%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -3.5, 24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 24.73, 98.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.775, 71.926, 50.402)`
Decimal	`15261102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DDAE, 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 #E8DDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #E8DDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ddae; }
.text { color: #e8ddae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ddae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 221 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ddae, #d6e8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E8DDAE?: #E8DDAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DDAE?: The RGB value is 232, 221, 174: 232 red, 221 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DDAE?: The complementary color is #AEB9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.