What color is #E9E4B1?

#E9E4B1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E4B1?

The RGB value is 233, 228, 177: 233 red, 228 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E4B1?

The complementary color is #B1B6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E4B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E4B1 color

#E9E4B1 rgb(233, 228, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E4B1 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 89.4% green and 69.4% blue (233, 228, 177).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 56% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#E9E4B1 color codes

HEX	`#E9E4B1`
RGB	`rgb(233, 228, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 89.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 56%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.85, -6.27, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.85, 26.33, 103.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.283, 75.986, 52.603)`
Decimal	`15328433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E4B1, 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 #E9E4B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E4B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #E9E4B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e4b1; }
.text { color: #e9e4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e4b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 228 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e4b1, #d2e9b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9E4B1?: #E9E4B1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E4B1?: The RGB value is 233, 228, 177: 233 red, 228 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E4B1?: The complementary color is #B1B6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E4B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.