What color is #E0C0A0?

#E0C0A0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tostada. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C0A0?

The RGB value is 224, 192, 160: 224 red, 192 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C0A0?

The complementary color is #A0C0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C0A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C0A0 color

#E0C0A0 rgb(224, 192, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0C0A0 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 75.3% green and 62.7% blue (224, 192, 160).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 51% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Tostada (#E3C19C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#E0C0A0 color codes

HEX	`#E0C0A0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 192, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 75.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 51%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.66, 6.67, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.66, 21.42, 71.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.936, 56.087, 41.13)`
Decimal	`14729376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C0A0, 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 #E0C0A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C0A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #E0C0A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c0a0; }
.text { color: #e0c0a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c0a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 192 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c0a0, #e0e0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #E0C0A0?: #E0C0A0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tostada. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C0A0?: The RGB value is 224, 192, 160: 224 red, 192 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C0A0?: The complementary color is #A0C0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C0A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.