What color is #E8E0BD?

#E8E0BD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E0BD?

The RGB value is 232, 224, 189: 232 red, 224 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E0BD?

The complementary color is #BDC5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E0BD color

#E8E0BD rgb(232, 224, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8E0BD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.8% green and 74.1% blue (232, 224, 189).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#E8E0BD color codes

HEX	`#E8E0BD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 224, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -2.91, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 18.38, 99.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.119, 74.142, 58.804)`
Decimal	`15261885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E0BD, 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 #E8E0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #E8E0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e0bd; }
.text { color: #e8e0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 224 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e0bd, #dbe8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E8E0BD?: #E8E0BD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E0BD?: The RGB value is 232, 224, 189: 232 red, 224 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E0BD?: The complementary color is #BDC5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.