What color is #E9EBDC?

#E9EBDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EBDC?

The RGB value is 233, 235, 220: 233 red, 235 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EBDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9EBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EBDC color

#E9EBDC rgb(233, 235, 220)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9EBDC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 92.2% green and 86.3% blue (233, 235, 220).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 27% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Magical Stardust (#EAEADB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#E9EBDC color codes

HEX	`#E9EBDC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 235, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 92.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 27%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.53, -3.27, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.53, 7.76, 114.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.229, 81.908, 79.49)`
Decimal	`15330268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EBDC, 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 #E9EBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #E9EBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ebdc; }
.text { color: #e9ebdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ebdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 235 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ebdc, #e2ebdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9EBDC?: #E9EBDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EBDC?: The RGB value is 233, 235, 220: 233 red, 235 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EBDC?: The complementary color is #DEDCEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.