What color is #E8D6B3?

#E8D6B3 is a light, moderate orange known as Celebration Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celebration Fizz?

The RGB value is 232, 214, 179: 232 red, 214 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celebration Fizz?

The complementary color is #B3C5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celebration Fizz color: hex code #E8D6B3

#E8D6B3 rgb(232, 214, 179)

Shades of beige

Celebration Fizz has the hex code #E8D6B3. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 83.9% green and 70.2% blue (232, 214, 179).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 54% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

Celebration Fizz (#E8D6B3) color codes

HEX	`#E8D6B3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 214, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 83.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 54%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 23%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, 0.79, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 19.58, 87.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.462, 68.505, 52.413)`
Decimal	`15259315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celebration Fizz, 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 #E8D6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #E8D6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d6b3; }
.text { color: #e8d6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 214 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d6b3, #e0e8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #E8D6B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8D6B3?: #E8D6B3 is a light, moderate orange known as Celebration Fizz. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celebration Fizz?: The RGB value is 232, 214, 179: 232 red, 214 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celebration Fizz?: The complementary color is #B3C5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.