What color is #E8DEB0?

#E8DEB0 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 #E8DEB0?

The RGB value is 232, 222, 176: 232 red, 222 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DEB0?

The complementary color is #B0BAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DEB0 color

#E8DEB0 rgb(232, 222, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DEB0 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.1% green and 69% blue (232, 222, 176).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#E8DEB0 color codes

HEX	`#E8DEB0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 222, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.23, -3.73, 23.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.23, 24.14, 98.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.237, 72.534, 51.524)`
Decimal	`15261360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DEB0, 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 #E8DEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #E8DEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8deb0; }
.text { color: #e8deb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8deb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 222 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8deb0, #d6e8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E8DEB0?: #E8DEB0 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 #E8DEB0?: The RGB value is 232, 222, 176: 232 red, 222 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DEB0?: The complementary color is #B0BAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.