What color is #E6C7A2?

#E6C7A2 is a light, moderate orange known as Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Egghead?

The RGB value is 230, 199, 162: 230 red, 199 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Egghead?

The complementary color is #A2C1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C7A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Egghead color: hex code #E6C7A2

#E6C7A2 rgb(230, 199, 162)

Shades of beige

Egghead has the hex code #E6C7A2. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 78% green and 63.5% blue (230, 199, 162).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 58% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 30% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

Egghead (#E6C7A2) color codes

HEX	`#E6C7A2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 199, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 78%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 58%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, 5.54, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 23.26, 76.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.579, 60.281, 42.672)`
Decimal	`15124386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Egghead, 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 #E6C7A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C7A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #E6C7A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c7a2; }
.text { color: #e6c7a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c7a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 199 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c7a2, #e3e6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

See #E6C7A2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6C7A2?: #E6C7A2 is a light, moderate orange known as Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Egghead?: The RGB value is 230, 199, 162: 230 red, 199 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Egghead?: The complementary color is #A2C1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C7A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.