What color is #E2C3AE?

#E2C3AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C3AE?

The RGB value is 226, 195, 174: 226 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C3AE?

The complementary color is #AECDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C3AE color

#E2C3AE rgb(226, 195, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2C3AE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (226, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cashew Nut (#EDCCB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#E2C3AE color codes

HEX	`#E2C3AE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, 7.77, 14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 16.55, 62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.519, 58.257, 48.198)`
Decimal	`14861230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C3AE, 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 #E2C3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #E2C3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c3ae; }
.text { color: #e2c3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c3ae, #e2ddae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E2C3AE?: #E2C3AE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C3AE?: The RGB value is 226, 195, 174: 226 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C3AE?: The complementary color is #AECDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.