What color is #E2CC9C?

#E2CC9C is a light, moderate orange known as Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prairie Land?

The RGB value is 226, 204, 156: 226 red, 204 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prairie Land?

The complementary color is #9CB2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CC9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prairie Land color: hex code #E2CC9C

#E2CC9C rgb(226, 204, 156)

Shades of beige

Prairie Land has the hex code #E2CC9C. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80% green and 61.2% blue (226, 204, 156).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 55% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

Prairie Land (#E2CC9C) color codes

HEX	`#E2CC9C`
RGB	`rgb(226, 204, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 55%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, 0.63, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 26.77, 88.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.958, 61.757, 40.261)`
Decimal	`14863516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prairie Land, 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 #E2CC9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CC9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #E2CC9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cc9c; }
.text { color: #e2cc9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cc9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 204 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cc9c, #d5e29c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E2CC9C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2CC9C?: #E2CC9C is a light, moderate orange known as Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prairie Land?: The RGB value is 226, 204, 156: 226 red, 204 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prairie Land?: The complementary color is #9CB2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CC9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.