What color is #E9C180?

#E9C180 is a light, moderate orange known as Freshly Baked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Freshly Baked?

The RGB value is 233, 193, 128: 233 red, 193 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Freshly Baked?

The complementary color is #80A8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Freshly Baked color: hex code #E9C180

#E9C180 rgb(233, 193, 128)

Shades of orange

Freshly Baked has the hex code #E9C180. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 75.7% green and 50.2% blue (233, 193, 128).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 70% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

Freshly Baked (#E9C180) color codes

HEX	`#E9C180`
RGB	`rgb(233, 193, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 75.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 70%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, 5.96, 38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 38.46, 81.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.572, 57.025, 28.445)`
Decimal	`15319424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Freshly Baked, 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 #E9C180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #E9C180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c180; }
.text { color: #e9c180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 193 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c180, #dde980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

See #E9C180 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9C180?: #E9C180 is a light, moderate orange known as Freshly Baked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Freshly Baked?: The RGB value is 233, 193, 128: 233 red, 193 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Freshly Baked?: The complementary color is #80A8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.