What color is #E9E7DA?

#E9E7DA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Prairie Winds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E7DA?

The RGB value is 233, 231, 218: 233 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E7DA?

The complementary color is #DADCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E7DA color

#E9E7DA rgb(233, 231, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E9E7DA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 90.6% green and 85.5% blue (233, 231, 218).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Prairie Winds (#E8E6D9), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#E9E7DA color codes

HEX	`#E9E7DA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 231, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.48, -1.57, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.48, 6.75, 103.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.833, 79.538, 77.726)`
Decimal	`15329242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E7DA, 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 #E9E7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #E9E7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e7da; }
.text { color: #e9e7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 231 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e7da, #e3e9da); }

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Questions

What color is #E9E7DA?: #E9E7DA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Prairie Winds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E7DA?: The RGB value is 233, 231, 218: 233 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E7DA?: The complementary color is #DADCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.