What color is #E8EDCB?

#E8EDCB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EDCB?

The RGB value is 232, 237, 203: 232 red, 237 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EDCB?

The complementary color is #D0CBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EDCB color

#E8EDCB rgb(232, 237, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8EDCB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 92.9% green and 79.6% blue (232, 237, 203).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#E8EDCB color codes

HEX	`#E8EDCB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 237, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 92.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.59, -7.38, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.59, 17.56, 114.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.341, 82.036, 68.407)`
Decimal	`15265227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EDCB, 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 #E8EDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #E8EDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8edcb; }
.text { color: #e8edcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8edcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 237 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8edcb, #d7edcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E8EDCB?: #E8EDCB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EDCB?: The RGB value is 232, 237, 203: 232 red, 237 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EDCB?: The complementary color is #D0CBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.