What color is #E9D7C4?

#E9D7C4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D7C4?

The RGB value is 233, 215, 196: 233 red, 215 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D7C4?

The complementary color is #C4D6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D7C4 color

#E9D7C4 rgb(233, 215, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9D7C4 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.3% green and 76.9% blue (233, 215, 196).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 46% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Patisserie (#EDDBC8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#E9D7C4 color codes

HEX	`#E9D7C4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 215, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 46%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.95, 3.14, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.95, 12.03, 74.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.868, 69.911, 62.133)`
Decimal	`15325124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D7C4, 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 #E9D7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #E9D7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d7c4; }
.text { color: #e9d7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 215 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d7c4, #e8e9c4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9D7C4?: #E9D7C4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D7C4?: The RGB value is 233, 215, 196: 233 red, 215 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D7C4?: The complementary color is #C4D6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.