HEX Color #E2E9D3 (Beige)

About #E2E9D3

The precise color #E2E9D3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Beige. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 233 green, and 211 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 79.1° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 87.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2E9D3

RGB226, 233, 211

HSL79.1°, 33.3%, 87.1%

CMYK3%, 0%, 9%, 9%

HSV79.1°, 9.4%, 91.4%

LAB91.3, -6.2, 9.9

XYZ72.3, 79.1, 73.1

Decimal14870995

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2E9D3 #DAD3E9

Analogous

#E9E5D3 #D7E9D3

Triadic

#D3E2E9 #E9D3E2

Tetradic

#D3E9E5 #DAD3E9 #E9D3D6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2E9D3

#E5EBD7

#E8EDDC

#EBF0E1

#EEF2E6

#F2F5EB

#F5F7F0

#F8FAF5

#FBFCFA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2E9D3

#C8CFBB

#AFB5A4

#969B8C

#7D8175

#64675D

#4B4D46

#32332E

#191917

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.25:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.83:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.19:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.31:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2E9D3; }

.text-color { color: #E2E9D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2E9D3; }

Similar Colors

Beige

#F5F5DC