What color is #E1BEB1?

#E1BEB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1BEB1?

The RGB value is 225, 190, 177: 225 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BEB1?

The complementary color is #B1D4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BEB1 color

#E1BEB1 rgb(225, 190, 177)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E1BEB1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 74.5% green and 69.4% blue (225, 190, 177).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 44% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#E1BEB1 color codes

HEX	`#E1BEB1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 190, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 74.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 44%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.62, 10.48, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.62, 15.34, 46.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.401, 56.011, 49.374)`
Decimal	`14794417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BEB1, 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 #E1BEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #E1BEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1beb1; }
.text { color: #e1beb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1beb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 190 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1beb1, #e1d6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1BEB1?: #E1BEB1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1BEB1?: The RGB value is 225, 190, 177: 225 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BEB1?: The complementary color is #B1D4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.