What color is #E5BB6D?

#E5BB6D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shallot Peel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5BB6D?

The RGB value is 229, 187, 109: 229 red, 187 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5BB6D?

The complementary color is #6D97E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5BB6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5BB6D color

#E5BB6D rgb(229, 187, 109)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5BB6D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 73.3% green and 42.7% blue (229, 187, 109).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 70% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 52% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Shallot Peel (#EEC378), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#E5BB6D color codes

HEX	`#E5BB6D`
RGB	`rgb(229, 187, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 73.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 70%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 52%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 52%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.06, 5.73, 44.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.06, 45.22, 82.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.846, 53.306, 21.971)`
Decimal	`15055725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5BB6D, 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 #E5BB6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5BB6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #E5BB6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5bb6d; }
.text { color: #e5bb6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5bb6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 187 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5bb6d, #d3e56d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #E5BB6D?: #E5BB6D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shallot Peel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5BB6D?: The RGB value is 229, 187, 109: 229 red, 187 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5BB6D?: The complementary color is #6D97E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5BB6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.