What color is #E9DCA7?

#E9DCA7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DCA7?

The RGB value is 233, 220, 167: 233 red, 220 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DCA7?

The complementary color is #A7B4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DCA7 color

#E9DCA7 rgb(233, 220, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9DCA7 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.3% green and 65.5% blue (233, 220, 167).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#E9DCA7 color codes

HEX	`#E9DCA7`
RGB	`rgb(233, 220, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, -3.54, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 27.93, 97.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.173, 71.302, 46.828)`
Decimal	`15326375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DCA7, 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 #E9DCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #E9DCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dca7; }
.text { color: #e9dca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 220 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dca7, #d5e9a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9DCA7?: #E9DCA7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DCA7?: The RGB value is 233, 220, 167: 233 red, 220 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DCA7?: The complementary color is #A7B4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.