What color is #E4B689?

#E4B689 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Manhattan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4B689?

The RGB value is 228, 182, 137: 228 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4B689?

The complementary color is #89B7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4B689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4B689 color

#E4B689 rgb(228, 182, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4B689 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 71.4% green and 53.7% blue (228, 182, 137).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 63% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Manhattan (#E2AF80), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#E4B689 color codes

HEX	`#E4B689`
RGB	`rgb(228, 182, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 71.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 63%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 40%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, 10.71, 29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 31.12, 69.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.24, 51.759, 30.848)`
Decimal	`14988937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4B689, 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 #E4B689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4B689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #E4B689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4b689; }
.text { color: #e4b689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 182 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4b689, #e4e489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E4B689?: #E4B689 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Manhattan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4B689?: The RGB value is 228, 182, 137: 228 red, 182 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4B689?: The complementary color is #89B7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4B689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.