What color is #E3AF64?

#E3AF64 is a light, moderate orange known as Caramel Essence. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caramel Essence?

The RGB value is 227, 175, 100: 227 red, 175 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caramel Essence?

The complementary color is #6498E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3AF64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caramel Essence color: hex code #E3AF64

#E3AF64 rgb(227, 175, 100)

Shades of orange

Caramel Essence has the hex code #E3AF64. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 68.6% green and 39.2% blue (227, 175, 100).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 69% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 56% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

Caramel Essence (#E3AF64) color codes

HEX	`#E3AF64`
RGB	`rgb(227, 175, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 68.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 69%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 56%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 56%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, 10.51, 45.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 46.52, 76.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.311, 47.914, 18.705)`
Decimal	`14921572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caramel Essence, 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 #E3AF64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3AF64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #E3AF64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3af64; }
.text { color: #e3af64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3af64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 175 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3af64, #d7e364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #E3AF64 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3AF64?: #E3AF64 is a light, moderate orange known as Caramel Essence. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caramel Essence?: The RGB value is 227, 175, 100: 227 red, 175 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caramel Essence?: The complementary color is #6498E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3AF64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.