What color is #E4C8AC?

#E4C8AC is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C8AC?

The RGB value is 228, 200, 172: 228 red, 200 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C8AC?

The complementary color is #ACC8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C8AC color

#E4C8AC rgb(228, 200, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E4C8AC is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 78.4% green and 67.5% blue (228, 200, 172).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 51% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Larb Gai (#DFC6AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#E4C8AC color codes

HEX	`#E4C8AC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 200, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 78.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 51%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, 5.6, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 18.51, 72.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.096, 60.783, 47.588)`
Decimal	`14993580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C8AC, 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 #E4C8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #E4C8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c8ac; }
.text { color: #e4c8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 200 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c8ac, #e4e4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #E4C8AC?: #E4C8AC is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C8AC?: The RGB value is 228, 200, 172: 228 red, 200 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C8AC?: The complementary color is #ACC8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.