What color is #E8E6DF?

#E8E6DF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E6DF?

The RGB value is 232, 230, 223: 232 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E6DF?

The complementary color is #DFE1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E6DF color

#E8E6DF rgb(232, 230, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E6DF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 90.2% green and 87.5% blue (232, 230, 223).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Pillow (#E7E5DE), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#E8E6DF color codes

HEX	`#E8E6DF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 230, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 90.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.27, -0.55, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.27, 3.68, 98.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.893, 79.077, 81.116)`
Decimal	`15263455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E6DF, 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 #E8E6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	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 #E8E6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e6df; }
.text { color: #e8e6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 230 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e6df, #e5e8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E8E6DF?: #E8E6DF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E6DF?: The RGB value is 232, 230, 223: 232 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E6DF?: The complementary color is #DFE1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.