What color is #E0C299?

#E0C299 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fortune Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C299?

The RGB value is 224, 194, 153: 224 red, 194 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C299?

The complementary color is #99B7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C299 color

#E0C299 rgb(224, 194, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0C299 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 76.1% green and 60% blue (224, 194, 153).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fortune Cookie (#E0C5A1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#E0C299 color codes

HEX	`#E0C299`
RGB	`rgb(224, 194, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 76.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 32%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.03, 4.71, 24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.03, 25.03, 79.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.783, 56.733, 38.143)`
Decimal	`14729881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C299, 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 #E0C299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #E0C299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c299; }
.text { color: #e0c299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 194 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c299, #dbe099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E0C299?: #E0C299 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fortune Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C299?: The RGB value is 224, 194, 153: 224 red, 194 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C299?: The complementary color is #99B7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.