What color is #E0C084?

#E0C084 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Vermicelles. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C084?

The RGB value is 224, 192, 132: 224 red, 192 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C084?

The complementary color is #84A4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C084 color

#E0C084 rgb(224, 192, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0C084 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 75.3% green and 51.8% blue (224, 192, 132).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 60% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 41% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Vermicelles (#DABE82), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#E0C084 color codes

HEX	`#E0C084`
RGB	`rgb(224, 192, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 75.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 60%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 41%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, 3.3, 34.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 34.6, 84.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.756, 55.215, 29.651)`
Decimal	`14729348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C084, 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 #E0C084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #E0C084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c084; }
.text { color: #e0c084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 192 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c084, #d2e084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E0C084?: #E0C084 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Vermicelles. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C084?: The RGB value is 224, 192, 132: 224 red, 192 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C084?: The complementary color is #84A4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.