What color is #E4C38C?

#E4C38C is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C38C?

The RGB value is 228, 195, 140: 228 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C38C?

The complementary color is #8CADE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C38C color

#E4C38C rgb(228, 195, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4C38C is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 76.5% green and 54.9% blue (228, 195, 140).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 62% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Molten Gold (#E8C690), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#E4C38C color codes

HEX	`#E4C38C`
RGB	`rgb(228, 195, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 76.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 62%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, 4.19, 31.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 32.26, 82.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.245, 57.42, 32.926)`
Decimal	`14992268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C38C, 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 #E4C38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #E4C38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c38c; }
.text { color: #e4c38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 195 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c38c, #d9e48c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E4C38C?: #E4C38C is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C38C?: The RGB value is 228, 195, 140: 228 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C38C?: The complementary color is #8CADE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.