What color is #E2C392?

#E2C392 is a light, moderate orange known as Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Halo?

The RGB value is 226, 195, 146: 226 red, 195 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Halo?

The complementary color is #92B1E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Halo color: hex code #E2C392

#E2C392 rgb(226, 195, 146)

Shades of beige

Halo has the hex code #E2C392. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 76.5% green and 57.3% blue (226, 195, 146).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 58% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

Halo (#E2C392) color codes

HEX	`#E2C392`
RGB	`rgb(226, 195, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 76.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 58%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, 4.1, 28.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 29, 81.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.069, 57.277, 35.291)`
Decimal	`14861202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Halo, 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 #E2C392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #E2C392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c392; }
.text { color: #e2c392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 195 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c392, #d9e292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E2C392 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2C392?: #E2C392 is a light, moderate orange known as Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Halo?: The RGB value is 226, 195, 146: 226 red, 195 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Halo?: The complementary color is #92B1E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.