What color is #E2C779?

#E2C779 is a light, moderate orange known as Waffle Cone. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Waffle Cone?

The RGB value is 226, 199, 121: 226 red, 199 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Waffle Cone?

The complementary color is #7994E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Waffle Cone color: hex code #E2C779

#E2C779 rgb(226, 199, 121)

Shades of yellow

Waffle Cone has the hex code #E2C779. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78% green and 47.5% blue (226, 199, 121).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 46% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

Waffle Cone (#E2C779) color codes

HEX	`#E2C779`
RGB	`rgb(226, 199, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 78%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 46%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 46%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -0.67, 42.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 42.39, 90.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.24, 58.398, 26.448)`
Decimal	`14862201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Waffle Cone, 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 #E2C779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #E2C779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c779; }
.text { color: #e2c779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 199 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c779, #c9e279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #E2C779 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2C779?: #E2C779 is a light, moderate orange known as Waffle Cone. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Waffle Cone?: The RGB value is 226, 199, 121: 226 red, 199 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Waffle Cone?: The complementary color is #7994E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.