What color is #E2BD67?

#E2BD67 is a light, moderate orange known as Crisps. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crisps?

The RGB value is 226, 189, 103: 226 red, 189 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crisps?

The complementary color is #678CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BD67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crisps color: hex code #E2BD67

#E2BD67 rgb(226, 189, 103)

Shades of orange

Crisps has the hex code #E2BD67. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 74.1% green and 40.4% blue (226, 189, 103).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 68% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 54% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

Crisps (#E2BD67) color codes

HEX	`#E2BD67`
RGB	`rgb(226, 189, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 74.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 68%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 54%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 54%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, 2.95, 47.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 48.01, 86.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.012, 53.546, 20.425)`
Decimal	`14859623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crisps, 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 #E2BD67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BD67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #E2BD67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bd67; }
.text { color: #e2bd67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bd67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 189 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bd67, #c9e267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #E2BD67 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2BD67?: #E2BD67 is a light, moderate orange known as Crisps. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crisps?: The RGB value is 226, 189, 103: 226 red, 189 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crisps?: The complementary color is #678CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BD67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.