What color is #E4C2AF?

#E4C2AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C2AF?

The RGB value is 228, 194, 175: 228 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C2AF?

The complementary color is #AFD1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C2AF color

#E4C2AF rgb(228, 194, 175)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E4C2AF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 76.1% green and 68.6% blue (228, 194, 175).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#E4C2AF color codes

HEX	`#E4C2AF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 194, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 76.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, 9.19, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 16.78, 56.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.025, 58.175, 48.669)`
Decimal	`14992047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C2AF, 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 #E4C2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #E4C2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c2af; }
.text { color: #e4c2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 194 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c2af, #e4ddaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E4C2AF?: #E4C2AF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C2AF?: The RGB value is 228, 194, 175: 228 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C2AF?: The complementary color is #AFD1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.