What color is #E8C690?

#E8C690 is a light, moderate orange known as Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Molten Gold?

The RGB value is 232, 198, 144: 232 red, 198 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Molten Gold?

The complementary color is #90B2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Molten Gold color: hex code #E8C690

#E8C690 rgb(232, 198, 144)

Shades of beige

Molten Gold has the hex code #E8C690. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 77.6% green and 56.5% blue (232, 198, 144).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 66% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

Molten Gold (#E8C690) color codes

HEX	`#E8C690`
RGB	`rgb(232, 198, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 77.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 66%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.6, 4.65, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.6, 31.88, 81.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.508, 59.56, 34.794)`
Decimal	`15255184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Molten Gold, 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 #E8C690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #E8C690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c690; }
.text { color: #e8c690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 198 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c690, #dee890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #E8C690 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8C690?: #E8C690 is a light, moderate orange known as Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Molten Gold?: The RGB value is 232, 198, 144: 232 red, 198 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Molten Gold?: The complementary color is #90B2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.