What color is #E9D5CB?

#E9D5CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D5CB?

The RGB value is 233, 213, 203: 233 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D5CB?

The complementary color is #CBDFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D5CB color

#E9D5CB rgb(233, 213, 203)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E9D5CB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.5% green and 79.6% blue (233, 213, 203).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#E9D5CB color codes

HEX	`#E9D5CB`
RGB	`rgb(233, 213, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.62, 5.27, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.62, 9.12, 54.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.177, 69.225, 66.259)`
Decimal	`15324619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D5CB, 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 #E9D5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #E9D5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d5cb; }
.text { color: #e9d5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 213 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d5cb, #e9e4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E9D5CB?: #E9D5CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D5CB?: The RGB value is 233, 213, 203: 233 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D5CB?: The complementary color is #CBDFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.