What color is #E1BE92?

#E1BE92 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1BE92?

The RGB value is 225, 190, 146: 225 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BE92?

The complementary color is #92B5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BE92 color

#E1BE92 rgb(225, 190, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1BE92 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 74.5% green and 57.3% blue (225, 190, 146).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 57% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 35% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Laksa (#E6BF95), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#E1BE92 color codes

HEX	`#E1BE92`
RGB	`rgb(225, 190, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 74.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 57%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 35%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 35%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.99, 6.34, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.99, 27.63, 76.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.654, 54.912, 34.909)`
Decimal	`14794386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BE92, 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 #E1BE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #E1BE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1be92; }
.text { color: #e1be92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1be92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 190 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1be92, #dce192); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1BE92?: #E1BE92 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1BE92?: The RGB value is 225, 190, 146: 225 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BE92?: The complementary color is #92B5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.