What color is #E1C8BD?

#E1C8BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C8BD?

The RGB value is 225, 200, 189: 225 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C8BD?

The complementary color is #BDD6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C8BD?

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.

#E1C8BD color

#E1C8BD rgb(225, 200, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1C8BD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78.4% green and 74.1% blue (225, 200, 189).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#E1C8BD color codes

HEX	`#E1C8BD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 200, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, 7, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 11.17, 51.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.891, 60.992, 56.699)`
Decimal	`14796989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C8BD, 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 #E1C8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C8BD 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 #E1C8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c8bd; }
.text { color: #e1c8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 200 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c8bd, #e1dabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1C8BD?: #E1C8BD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C8BD?: The RGB value is 225, 200, 189: 225 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C8BD?: The complementary color is #BDD6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C8BD?: 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.