What color is #E2B55B?

#E2B55B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2B55B?

The RGB value is 226, 181, 91: 226 red, 181 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2B55B?

The complementary color is #5B88E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B55B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2B55B color

#E2B55B rgb(226, 181, 91)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E2B55B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 71% green and 35.7% blue (226, 181, 91).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 70% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crust (#E3B258), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#E2B55B color codes

HEX	`#E2B55B`
RGB	`rgb(226, 181, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 71%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 70%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.05, 6.25, 51.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.05, 51.57, 83.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.779, 49.975, 16.92)`
Decimal	`14857563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2B55B, 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 #E2B55B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B55B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #E2B55B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b55b; }
.text { color: #e2b55b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b55b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 181 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b55b, #cbe25b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #E2B55B?: #E2B55B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crust. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2B55B?: The RGB value is 226, 181, 91: 226 red, 181 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2B55B?: The complementary color is #5B88E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B55B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.