What color is #E3B982?

#E3B982 is a light, moderate orange known as Cane Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cane Sugar?

The RGB value is 227, 185, 130: 227 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cane Sugar?

The complementary color is #82ACE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cane Sugar color: hex code #E3B982

#E3B982 rgb(227, 185, 130)

Shades of beige

Cane Sugar has the hex code #E3B982. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.5% green and 51% blue (227, 185, 130).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 63% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 43% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

Cane Sugar (#E3B982) color codes

HEX	`#E3B982`
RGB	`rgb(227, 185, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 63%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 43%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 43%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, 7.97, 33.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 34.52, 76.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.059, 52.643, 28.481)`
Decimal	`14924162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cane Sugar, 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 #E3B982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #E3B982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b982; }
.text { color: #e3b982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 185 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b982, #dce382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E3B982 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3B982?: #E3B982 is a light, moderate orange known as Cane Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cane Sugar?: The RGB value is 227, 185, 130: 227 red, 185 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cane Sugar?: The complementary color is #82ACE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.