What color is #E9E7B9?

#E9E7B9 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E7B9?

The RGB value is 233, 231, 185: 233 red, 231 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E7B9?

The complementary color is #B9BBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E7B9 color

#E9E7B9 rgb(233, 231, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E7B9 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 90.6% green and 72.5% blue (233, 231, 185).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 52% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#E9E7B9 color codes

HEX	`#E9E7B9`
RGB	`rgb(233, 231, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 52%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.77, -6.68, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.77, 23.67, 106.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.937, 77.979, 57.204)`
Decimal	`15329209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E7B9, 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 #E9E7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #E9E7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e7b9; }
.text { color: #e9e7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 231 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e7b9, #d3e9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E9E7B9?: #E9E7B9 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E7B9?: The RGB value is 233, 231, 185: 233 red, 231 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E7B9?: The complementary color is #B9BBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.