What color is #E9DEC5?

#E9DEC5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DEC5?

The RGB value is 233, 222, 197: 233 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DEC5?

The complementary color is #C5D0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DEC5 color

#E9DEC5 rgb(233, 222, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9DEC5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.1% green and 77.3% blue (233, 222, 197).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#E9DEC5 color codes

HEX	`#E9DEC5`
RGB	`rgb(233, 222, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.73, -0.32, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.73, 13.62, 91.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.803, 73.598, 63.341)`
Decimal	`15326917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DEC5, 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 #E9DEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #E9DEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dec5; }
.text { color: #e9dec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 222 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dec5, #e2e9c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9DEC5?: #E9DEC5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pearl. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DEC5?: The RGB value is 233, 222, 197: 233 red, 222 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DEC5?: The complementary color is #C5D0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.