What color is #E8E2C0?

#E8E2C0 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 #E8E2C0?

The RGB value is 232, 226, 192: 232 red, 226 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E2C0?

The complementary color is #C0C6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E2C0 color

#E8E2C0 rgb(232, 226, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8E2C0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 88.6% green and 75.3% blue (232, 226, 192).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#E8E2C0 color codes

HEX	`#E8E2C0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 226, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 88.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, -3.49, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 17.73, 101.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.989, 75.355, 60.717)`
Decimal	`15262400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E2C0, 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 #E8E2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #E8E2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e2c0; }
.text { color: #e8e2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 226 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e2c0, #dae8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E8E2C0?: #E8E2C0 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 #E8E2C0?: The RGB value is 232, 226, 192: 232 red, 226 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E2C0?: The complementary color is #C0C6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.