What color is #E4C6B9?

#E4C6B9 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 #E4C6B9?

The RGB value is 228, 198, 185: 228 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C6B9?

The complementary color is #B9D7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C6B9 color

#E4C6B9 rgb(228, 198, 185)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E4C6B9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 77.6% green and 72.5% blue (228, 198, 185).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#E4C6B9 color codes

HEX	`#E4C6B9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 198, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 77.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.05, 8.54, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.05, 13.47, 50.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.946, 60.387, 54.335)`
Decimal	`14993081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C6B9, 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 #E4C6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #E4C6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c6b9; }
.text { color: #e4c6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 198 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c6b9, #e4dcb9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E4C6B9?: #E4C6B9 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 #E4C6B9?: The RGB value is 228, 198, 185: 228 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C6B9?: The complementary color is #B9D7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.