What color is #E5AE93?

#E5AE93 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5AE93?

The RGB value is 229, 174, 147: 229 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5AE93?

The complementary color is #93CAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5AE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5AE93 color

#E5AE93 rgb(229, 174, 147)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5AE93 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 68.2% green and 57.6% blue (229, 174, 147).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 36% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#E5AE93 color codes

HEX	`#E5AE93`
RGB	`rgb(229, 174, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 68.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 36%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, 16.52, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 27.23, 52.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.717, 49.04, 34.287)`
Decimal	`15052435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5AE93, 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 #E5AE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5AE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #E5AE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ae93; }
.text { color: #e5ae93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ae93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 174 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ae93, #e5d793); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5AE93?: #E5AE93 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5AE93?: The RGB value is 229, 174, 147: 229 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5AE93?: The complementary color is #93CAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5AE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.