What color is #E0BB95?

#E0BB95 is a light, moderate orange known as Lama. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lama?

The RGB value is 224, 187, 149: 224 red, 187 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lama?

The complementary color is #95BAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BB95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lama color: hex code #E0BB95

#E0BB95 rgb(224, 187, 149)

Shades of beige

Lama has the hex code #E0BB95. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 73.3% green and 58.4% blue (224, 187, 149).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 55% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

Lama (#E0BB95) color codes

HEX	`#E0BB95`
RGB	`rgb(224, 187, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 73.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 55%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, 7.9, 24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 25.48, 71.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.937, 53.56, 35.925)`
Decimal	`14728085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lama, 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 #E0BB95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BB95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #E0BB95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bb95; }
.text { color: #e0bb95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bb95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 187 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bb95, #e0e095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0BB95 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0BB95?: #E0BB95 is a light, moderate orange known as Lama. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lama?: The RGB value is 224, 187, 149: 224 red, 187 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lama?: The complementary color is #95BAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BB95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.