What color is #E9DFD9?

#E9DFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DFD9?

The RGB value is 233, 223, 217: 233 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DFD9?

The complementary color is #D9E3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DFD9 color

#E9DFD9 rgb(233, 223, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9DFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (233, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#E9DFD9 color codes

HEX	`#E9DFD9`
RGB	`rgb(233, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, 2.38, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 4.78, 60.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.515, 75.109, 76.31)`
Decimal	`15327193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DFD9, 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 #E9DFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #E9DFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dfd9; }
.text { color: #e9dfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dfd9, #e9e7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #E9DFD9?: #E9DFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DFD9?: The RGB value is 233, 223, 217: 233 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DFD9?: The complementary color is #D9E3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.