What color is #E8DEC3?

#E8DEC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deserted Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DEC3?

The RGB value is 232, 222, 195: 232 red, 222 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DEC3?

The complementary color is #C3CDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DEC3 color

#E8DEC3 rgb(232, 222, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DEC3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.1% green and 76.5% blue (232, 222, 195).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Deserted Beach (#E7DBBF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#E8DEC3 color codes

HEX	`#E8DEC3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 222, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.61, -0.99, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.61, 14.51, 93.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.25, 73.34, 62.127)`
Decimal	`15261379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DEC3, 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 #E8DEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #E8DEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dec3; }
.text { color: #e8dec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 222 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dec3, #dfe8c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E8DEC3?: #E8DEC3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deserted Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DEC3?: The RGB value is 232, 222, 195: 232 red, 222 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DEC3?: The complementary color is #C3CDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.