What color is #E9E2C8?

#E9E2C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E2C8?

The RGB value is 233, 226, 200: 233 red, 226 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E2C8?

The complementary color is #C8CFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E2C8 color

#E9E2C8 rgb(233, 226, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E2C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 88.6% green and 78.4% blue (233, 226, 200).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#E9E2C8 color codes

HEX	`#E9E2C8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 226, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 88.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.81, -1.91, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.81, 13.7, 98.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.225, 75.887, 65.528)`
Decimal	`15327944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E2C8, 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 #E9E2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #E9E2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e2c8; }
.text { color: #e9e2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 226 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e2c8, #e0e9c8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E9E2C8?: #E9E2C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E2C8?: The RGB value is 233, 226, 200: 233 red, 226 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E2C8?: The complementary color is #C8CFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.