What color is #E9E4CF?

#E9E4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E4CF?

The RGB value is 233, 228, 207: 233 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E4CF?

The complementary color is #CFD4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E4CF color

#E9E4CF rgb(233, 228, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 89.4% green and 81.2% blue (233, 228, 207).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#E9E4CF color codes

HEX	`#E9E4CF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 228, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 89.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.47, -1.83, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.47, 11.01, 99.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.609, 77.316, 70.118)`
Decimal	`15328463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E4CF, 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 #E9E4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #E9E4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e4cf; }
.text { color: #e9e4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 228 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e4cf, #e1e9cf); }

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Questions

What color is #E9E4CF?: #E9E4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E4CF?: The RGB value is 233, 228, 207: 233 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E4CF?: The complementary color is #CFD4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.