What color is #E0B09B?

#E0B09B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0B09B?

The RGB value is 224, 176, 155: 224 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0B09B?

The complementary color is #9BCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0B09B color

#E0B09B rgb(224, 176, 155)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E0B09B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 69% green and 60.8% blue (224, 176, 155).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#E0B09B color codes

HEX	`#E0B09B`
RGB	`rgb(224, 176, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 69%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 31%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, 14.52, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 22.69, 50.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.183, 49.267, 37.765)`
Decimal	`14725275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0B09B, 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 #E0B09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #E0B09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b09b; }
.text { color: #e0b09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 176 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b09b, #e0d39b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0B09B?: #E0B09B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0B09B?: The RGB value is 224, 176, 155: 224 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0B09B?: The complementary color is #9BCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.