What color is #E9DEB8?

#E9DEB8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DEB8?

The RGB value is 233, 222, 184: 233 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DEB8?

The complementary color is #B8C3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DEB8 color

#E9DEB8 rgb(233, 222, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9DEB8 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.1% green and 72.2% blue (233, 222, 184).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 53% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sauerkraut (#EEE0B9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#E9DEB8 color codes

HEX	`#E9DEB8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 222, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 53%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.46, -2.25, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.46, 20.15, 96.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.377, 73.028, 55.832)`
Decimal	`15326904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DEB8, 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 #E9DEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #E9DEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9deb8; }
.text { color: #e9deb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9deb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 222 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9deb8, #dce9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E9DEB8?: #E9DEB8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DEB8?: The RGB value is 233, 222, 184: 233 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DEB8?: The complementary color is #B8C3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.