What color is #E5AA70?

#E5AA70 is a light, moderate orange known as Fawn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fawn?

The RGB value is 229, 170, 112: 229 red, 170 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fawn?

The complementary color is #70ABE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5AA70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fawn color: hex code #E5AA70

#E5AA70 rgb(229, 170, 112)

Shades of orange

Fawn has the hex code #E5AA70. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 66.7% green and 43.9% blue (229, 170, 112).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 51% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

Fawn (#E5AA70) color codes

HEX	`#E5AA70`
RGB	`rgb(229, 170, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 66.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 51%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.92, 15, 38.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.92, 41.04, 68.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.615, 46.581, 21.704)`
Decimal	`15051376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fawn, 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 #E5AA70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5AA70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #E5AA70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5aa70; }
.text { color: #e5aa70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5aa70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 170 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5aa70, #e5e470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E5AA70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5AA70?: #E5AA70 is a light, moderate orange known as Fawn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fawn?: The RGB value is 229, 170, 112: 229 red, 170 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fawn?: The complementary color is #70ABE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5AA70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.