What color is #E0B489?

#E0B489 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0B489?

The RGB value is 224, 180, 137: 224 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0B489?

The complementary color is #89B5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0B489 color

#E0B489 rgb(224, 180, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0B489 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 70.6% green and 53.7% blue (224, 180, 137).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Porcini (#D9AE86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#E0B489 color codes

HEX	`#E0B489`
RGB	`rgb(224, 180, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 70.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 39%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, 10.19, 27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 29.77, 69.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.579, 50.299, 30.654)`
Decimal	`14726281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0B489, 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 #E0B489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #E0B489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b489; }
.text { color: #e0b489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 180 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b489, #e0e089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E0B489?: #E0B489 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Porcini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0B489?: The RGB value is 224, 180, 137: 224 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0B489?: The complementary color is #89B5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.