What color is #E8E3CE?

#E8E3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E3CE?

The RGB value is 232, 227, 206: 232 red, 227 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E3CE?

The complementary color is #CED3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E3CE color

#E8E3CE rgb(232, 227, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8E3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 89% green and 80.8% blue (232, 227, 206).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#E8E3CE color codes

HEX	`#E8E3CE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 227, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 89%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.11, -1.83, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.11, 11.02, 99.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.887, 76.551, 69.369)`
Decimal	`15262670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E3CE, 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 #E8E3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #E8E3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e3ce; }
.text { color: #e8e3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 227 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e3ce, #e0e8ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8E3CE?: #E8E3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E3CE?: The RGB value is 232, 227, 206: 232 red, 227 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E3CE?: The complementary color is #CED3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.