What color is #E4CF99?

#E4CF99 is a light, moderate orange known as Honeycomb Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honeycomb Glow?

The RGB value is 228, 207, 153: 228 red, 207 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honeycomb Glow?

The complementary color is #99AEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honeycomb Glow color: hex code #E4CF99

#E4CF99 rgb(228, 207, 153)

Shades of beige

Honeycomb Glow has the hex code #E4CF99. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 81.2% green and 60% blue (228, 207, 153).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 58% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

Honeycomb Glow (#E4CF99) color codes

HEX	`#E4CF99`
RGB	`rgb(228, 207, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 81.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 58%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, -0.53, 29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 29.55, 91.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.058, 63.421, 39.209)`
Decimal	`14995353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honeycomb 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 #E4CF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #E4CF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cf99; }
.text { color: #e4cf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 207 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cf99, #d4e499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #E4CF99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E4CF99?: #E4CF99 is a light, moderate orange known as Honeycomb Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honeycomb Glow?: The RGB value is 228, 207, 153: 228 red, 207 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honeycomb Glow?: The complementary color is #99AEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.