What color is #E99E56?

#E99E56 is a light, moderate orange known as Pumpkin Pie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pumpkin Pie?

The RGB value is 233, 158, 86: 233 red, 158 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pumpkin Pie?

The complementary color is #56A1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E99E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pumpkin Pie color: hex code #E99E56

#E99E56 rgb(233, 158, 86)

Shades of orange

Pumpkin Pie has the hex code #E99E56. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 62% green and 33.7% blue (233, 158, 86).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 77% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 63% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

Pumpkin Pie (#E99E56) color codes

HEX	`#E99E56`
RGB	`rgb(233, 158, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 62%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 77%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 63%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, 21.04, 48.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 52.59, 66.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.514, 42.453, 14.494)`
Decimal	`15310422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pumpkin Pie, 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 #E99E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E99E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #E99E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e99e56; }
.text { color: #e99e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e99e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 158 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e99e56, #e9e856); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E99E56 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E99E56?: #E99E56 is a light, moderate orange known as Pumpkin Pie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pumpkin Pie?: The RGB value is 233, 158, 86: 233 red, 158 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pumpkin Pie?: The complementary color is #56A1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E99E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.