What color is #E6BF95?

#E6BF95 is a light, moderate orange known as Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Laksa?

The RGB value is 230, 191, 149: 230 red, 191 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Laksa?

The complementary color is #95BCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BF95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Laksa color: hex code #E6BF95

#E6BF95 rgb(230, 191, 149)

Shades of beige

Laksa has the hex code #E6BF95. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 74.9% green and 58.4% blue (230, 191, 149).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

Laksa (#E6BF95) color codes

HEX	`#E6BF95`
RGB	`rgb(230, 191, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 74.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 35%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, 8.12, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 27.64, 72.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.69, 56.257, 36.301)`
Decimal	`15122325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Laksa, 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 #E6BF95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BF95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #E6BF95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bf95; }
.text { color: #e6bf95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bf95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 191 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bf95, #e5e695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E6BF95 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6BF95?: #E6BF95 is a light, moderate orange known as Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Laksa?: The RGB value is 230, 191, 149: 230 red, 191 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Laksa?: The complementary color is #95BCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BF95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.