What color is #E0CAAA?

#E0CAAA 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 #E0CAAA?

The RGB value is 224, 202, 170: 224 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0CAAA?

The complementary color is #AAC0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0CAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0CAAA color

#E0CAAA rgb(224, 202, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0CAAA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (224, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% 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 13.2:1).

#E0CAAA color codes

HEX	`#E0CAAA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, 2.78, 18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 19.01, 81.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.117, 60.992, 46.681)`
Decimal	`14731946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0CAAA, 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 #E0CAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0CAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #E0CAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0caaa; }
.text { color: #e0caaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0caaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0caaa, #dbe0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E0CAAA?: #E0CAAA 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 #E0CAAA?: The RGB value is 224, 202, 170: 224 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0CAAA?: The complementary color is #AAC0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0CAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.