What color is #E4BD80?

#E4BD80 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Freshly Baked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4BD80?

The RGB value is 228, 189, 128: 228 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BD80?

The complementary color is #80A7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BD80 color

#E4BD80 rgb(228, 189, 128)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E4BD80 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 74.1% green and 50.2% blue (228, 189, 128).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 65% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Baked (#E9C180), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#E4BD80 color codes

HEX	`#E4BD80`
RGB	`rgb(228, 189, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 74.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 65%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.72, 6.06, 36.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.72, 36.52, 80.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.091, 54.45, 28.079)`
Decimal	`14990720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BD80, 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 #E4BD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #E4BD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bd80; }
.text { color: #e4bd80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bd80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 189 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bd80, #d9e480); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4BD80?: #E4BD80 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Freshly Baked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4BD80?: The RGB value is 228, 189, 128: 228 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BD80?: The complementary color is #80A7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.