What color is #E9DDAF?

#E9DDAF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DDAF?

The RGB value is 233, 221, 175: 233 red, 221 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DDAF?

The complementary color is #AFBBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DDAF color

#E9DDAF rgb(233, 221, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9DDAF is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.7% green and 68.6% blue (233, 221, 175).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 57% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#E9DDAF color codes

HEX	`#E9DDAF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 221, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 57%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.03, -2.99, 24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.03, 24.3, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.199, 72.133, 50.932)`
Decimal	`15326639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DDAF, 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 #E9DDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #E9DDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ddaf; }
.text { color: #e9ddaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ddaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 221 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ddaf, #d8e9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E9DDAF?: #E9DDAF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DDAF?: The RGB value is 233, 221, 175: 233 red, 221 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DDAF?: The complementary color is #AFBBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.