What color is #E1CA99?

#E1CA99 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CA99?

The RGB value is 225, 202, 153: 225 red, 202 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CA99?

The complementary color is #99B0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CA99 color

#E1CA99 rgb(225, 202, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1CA99 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 79.2% green and 60% blue (225, 202, 153).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 55% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Prairie Land (#E2CC9C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#E1CA99 color codes

HEX	`#E1CA99`
RGB	`rgb(225, 202, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 55%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 32%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, 0.91, 27.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 27.46, 88.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.922, 60.55, 38.767)`
Decimal	`14797465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CA99, 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 #E1CA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #E1CA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ca99; }
.text { color: #e1ca99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ca99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 202 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ca99, #d4e199); }

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Questions

What color is #E1CA99?: #E1CA99 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CA99?: The RGB value is 225, 202, 153: 225 red, 202 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CA99?: The complementary color is #99B0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.