What color is #E1A243?

#E1A243 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Lion King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1A243?

The RGB value is 225, 162, 67: 225 red, 162 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1A243?

The complementary color is #4382E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1A243?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1A243 color

#E1A243 rgb(225, 162, 67)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E1A243 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 63.5% green and 26.3% blue (225, 162, 67).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 72% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 70% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Lion King (#DD9933), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#E1A243 color codes

HEX	`#E1A243`
RGB	`rgb(225, 162, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 63.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 72%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 70%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 70%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 14.46, 56.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 58.48, 75.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.988, 42.257, 11.096)`
Decimal	`14787139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1A243, 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 #E1A243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1A243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #E1A243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1a243; }
.text { color: #e1a243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 162 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1a243, #d1e143); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1A243?: #E1A243 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Lion King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1A243?: The RGB value is 225, 162, 67: 225 red, 162 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1A243?: The complementary color is #4382E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1A243?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.