What color is #E2C497?

#E2C497 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C497?

The RGB value is 226, 196, 151: 226 red, 196 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C497?

The complementary color is #97B5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C497 color

#E2C497 rgb(226, 196, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2C497 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 76.9% green and 59.2% blue (226, 196, 151).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Halo (#E2C392), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#E2C497 color codes

HEX	`#E2C497`
RGB	`rgb(226, 196, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 76.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, 4.18, 26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 26.87, 81.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.691, 57.885, 37.459)`
Decimal	`14861463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C497, 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 #E2C497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #E2C497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c497; }
.text { color: #e2c497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 196 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c497, #dbe297); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2C497?: #E2C497 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C497?: The RGB value is 226, 196, 151: 226 red, 196 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C497?: The complementary color is #97B5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.