What color is #E9E6CE?

#E9E6CE 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 #E9E6CE?

The RGB value is 233, 230, 206: 233 red, 230 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E6CE?

The complementary color is #CED1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E6CE color

#E9E6CE rgb(233, 230, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E6CE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 90.2% green and 80.8% blue (233, 230, 206).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#E9E6CE color codes

HEX	`#E9E6CE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 230, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -3.01, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 12.43, 104.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.041, 78.374, 69.66)`
Decimal	`15328974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E6CE, 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 #E9E6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #E9E6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e6ce; }
.text { color: #e9e6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 230 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e6ce, #dee9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #E9E6CE?: #E9E6CE 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 #E9E6CE?: The RGB value is 233, 230, 206: 233 red, 230 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E6CE?: The complementary color is #CED1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.