What color is #E0C193?

#E0C193 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C193?

The RGB value is 224, 193, 147: 224 red, 193 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C193?

The complementary color is #93B2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C193?

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.

#E0C193 color

#E0C193 rgb(224, 193, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0C193 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 75.7% green and 57.6% blue (224, 193, 147).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 55% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 34% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Halo (#E2C392), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E0C193 color codes

HEX	`#E0C193`
RGB	`rgb(224, 193, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 75.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 55%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, 4.49, 27.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 27.63, 80.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.078, 56.096, 35.524)`
Decimal	`14729619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C193, 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 #E0C193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C193 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 #E0C193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c193; }
.text { color: #e0c193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 193 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c193, #d9e093); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0C193?: #E0C193 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C193?: The RGB value is 224, 193, 147: 224 red, 193 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C193?: The complementary color is #93B2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C193?: 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.