What color is #E8E9DC?

#E8E9DC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Conquering White. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E9DC?

The RGB value is 232, 233, 220: 232 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E9DC?

The complementary color is #DDDCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E9DC color

#E8E9DC rgb(232, 233, 220)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8E9DC is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (232, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Olive Conquering White (#E4E5D8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#E8E9DC color codes

HEX	`#E8E9DC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.95, -2.6, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.95, 6.72, 112.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.334, 80.601, 79.285)`
Decimal	`15264220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E9DC, 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 #E8E9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #E8E9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e9dc; }
.text { color: #e8e9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e9dc, #e2e9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E8E9DC?: #E8E9DC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Conquering White. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E9DC?: The RGB value is 232, 233, 220: 232 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E9DC?: The complementary color is #DDDCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.