What color is #E0BDA6?

#E0BDA6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BDA6?

The RGB value is 224, 189, 166: 224 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BDA6?

The complementary color is #A6C9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BDA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BDA6 color

#E0BDA6 rgb(224, 189, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0BDA6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 74.1% green and 65.1% blue (224, 189, 166).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fabulous Fawn (#E5C1A3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#E0BDA6 color codes

HEX	`#E0BDA6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 189, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 74.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, 9.07, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 18.64, 60.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.822, 54.998, 43.744)`
Decimal	`14728614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BDA6, 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 #E0BDA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BDA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #E0BDA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bda6; }
.text { color: #e0bda6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bda6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 189 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bda6, #e0daa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E0BDA6?: #E0BDA6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BDA6?: The RGB value is 224, 189, 166: 224 red, 189 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BDA6?: The complementary color is #A6C9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BDA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.