What color is #E3CBA4?

#E3CBA4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CBA4?

The RGB value is 227, 203, 164: 227 red, 203 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CBA4?

The complementary color is #A4BCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CBA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CBA4 color

#E3CBA4 rgb(227, 203, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E3CBA4 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.6% green and 64.3% blue (227, 203, 164).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 53% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gourmet Honey (#E3CBA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#E3CBA4 color codes

HEX	`#E3CBA4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 203, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 53%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.77, 2.57, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.77, 22.7, 83.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.736, 61.725, 43.882)`
Decimal	`14928804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CBA4, 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 #E3CBA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CBA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #E3CBA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cba4; }
.text { color: #e3cba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 203 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cba4, #dce3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E3CBA4?: #E3CBA4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CBA4?: The RGB value is 227, 203, 164: 227 red, 203 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CBA4?: The complementary color is #A4BCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CBA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.