What color is #E8B447?

#E8B447 is a moderate orange known as Honey Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey Glow?

The RGB value is 232, 180, 71: 232 red, 180 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honey Glow?

The complementary color is #477BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B447?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey Glow color: hex code #E8B447

#E8B447 rgb(232, 180, 71)

Shades of orange

Honey Glow has the hex code #E8B447. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 70.6% green and 27.8% blue (232, 180, 71).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 78% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 69% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

Honey Glow (#E8B447) color codes

HEX	`#E8B447`
RGB	`rgb(232, 180, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 70.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 78%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 69%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, 8.08, 60.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 61.1, 82.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.74, 50.257, 12.988)`
Decimal	`15250503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey Glow, 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 #E8B447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #E8B447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b447; }
.text { color: #e8b447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 180 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b447, #cce847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E8B447 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8B447?: #E8B447 is a moderate orange known as Honey Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey Glow?: The RGB value is 232, 180, 71: 232 red, 180 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey Glow?: The complementary color is #477BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B447?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.