Beige

#e2e2d3

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Beige, a muted yellow at 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #e2e2d3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2e2d3
RGB226, 226, 211
HSL60, 21%, 86%
HSV60, 7%, 89%
CMYK0%, 0%, 7%, 11%
Lab89.52, -2.6, 7.32
XYZ70.32, 75.26, 72.45
Decimal14869203
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone5595 C
Pantone5595 CHex#e2e2d3Rgb226 226 211Cmyk0 0 7 11Lab90 -3 7Darker#a9a97dDeep#c6c6a8Lighter#f3f3ed

Shades of beige

Tints of beige

Colors that go with beige

Beige in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 7, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2e2d3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 7 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 10 17
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #e2e2d3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2e2d3; }
.text { color: #e2e2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e2d3; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e2e2d3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.05:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2e2d3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e2e2d3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e2e2d3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e2e2d3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.