What color is #E9E0BE?

#E9E0BE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E0BE?

The RGB value is 233, 224, 190: 233 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E0BE?

The complementary color is #BEC7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E0BE color

#E9E0BE rgb(233, 224, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E0BE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.8% green and 74.5% blue (233, 224, 190).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 49% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Beurre Blanc (#EDE1BE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#E9E0BE color codes

HEX	`#E9E0BE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 224, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 49%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -2.4, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 17.94, 97.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.554, 74.354, 59.393)`
Decimal	`15327422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E0BE, 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 #E9E0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #E9E0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e0be; }
.text { color: #e9e0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 224 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e0be, #dce9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E9E0BE?: #E9E0BE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E0BE?: The RGB value is 233, 224, 190: 233 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E0BE?: The complementary color is #BEC7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.