What color is #E0C8A7?

#E0C8A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C8A7?

The RGB value is 224, 200, 167: 224 red, 200 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C8A7?

The complementary color is #A7BFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C8A7 color

#E0C8A7 rgb(224, 200, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0C8A7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 78.4% green and 65.5% blue (224, 200, 167).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gourmet Honey (#E3CBA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#E0C8A7 color codes

HEX	`#E0C8A7`
RGB	`rgb(224, 200, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 78.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.81, 3.41, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.81, 19.9, 80.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.37, 59.948, 45.048)`
Decimal	`14731431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C8A7, 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 #E0C8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #E0C8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c8a7; }
.text { color: #e0c8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 200 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c8a7, #dce0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E0C8A7?: #E0C8A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C8A7?: The RGB value is 224, 200, 167: 224 red, 200 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C8A7?: The complementary color is #A7BFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.