What color is #E9C89B?

#E9C89B is a light, moderate orange known as Golden Talisman. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Talisman?

The RGB value is 233, 200, 155: 233 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Talisman?

The complementary color is #9BBCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Talisman color: hex code #E9C89B

#E9C89B rgb(233, 200, 155)

Shades of beige

Golden Talisman has the hex code #E9C89B. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 78.4% green and 60.8% blue (233, 200, 155).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 64% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

Golden Talisman (#E9C89B) color codes

HEX	`#E9C89B`
RGB	`rgb(233, 200, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 78.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 64%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, 5.29, 26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 27.36, 78.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.176, 61.001, 39.609)`
Decimal	`15321243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Talisman, 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 #E9C89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #E9C89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c89b; }
.text { color: #e9c89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 200 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c89b, #e3e99b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #E9C89B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9C89B?: #E9C89B is a light, moderate orange known as Golden Talisman. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Talisman?: The RGB value is 233, 200, 155: 233 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Talisman?: The complementary color is #9BBCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.