What color is #E29A2E?

#E29A2E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Kingpin Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E29A2E?

The RGB value is 226, 154, 46: 226 red, 154 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E29A2E?

The complementary color is #2E76E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E29A2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E29A2E color

#E29A2E rgb(226, 154, 46)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E29A2E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 60.4% green and 18% blue (226, 154, 46).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 76% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 80% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Kingpin Gold (#DE9930), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#E29A2E color codes

HEX	`#E29A2E`
RGB	`rgb(226, 154, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 60.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 76%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 80%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 80%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, 18.27, 63.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 65.83, 73.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.416, 39.481, 7.918)`
Decimal	`14850606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E29A2E, 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 #E29A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E29A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #E29A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e29a2e; }
.text { color: #e29a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e29a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 154 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e29a2e, #d0e22e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #E29A2E?: #E29A2E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Kingpin Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E29A2E?: The RGB value is 226, 154, 46: 226 red, 154 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E29A2E?: The complementary color is #2E76E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E29A2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.