What color is #E5C189?

#E5C189 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 #E5C189?

The RGB value is 229, 193, 137: 229 red, 193 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C189?

The complementary color is #89ADE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C189 color

#E5C189 rgb(229, 193, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5C189 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 75.7% green and 53.7% blue (229, 193, 137).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 64% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Molten Gold (#E8C690), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#E5C189 color codes

HEX	`#E5C189`
RGB	`rgb(229, 193, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 75.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 64%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 40%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, 5.31, 32.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 33.39, 80.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.9, 56.607, 31.644)`
Decimal	`15057289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C189, 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 #E5C189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #E5C189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c189; }
.text { color: #e5c189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 193 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c189, #dbe589); }

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Questions

What color is #E5C189?: #E5C189 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 #E5C189?: The RGB value is 229, 193, 137: 229 red, 193 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C189?: The complementary color is #89ADE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.