What color is #E5C6BA?

#E5C6BA 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 #E5C6BA?

The RGB value is 229, 198, 186: 229 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C6BA?

The complementary color is #BAD9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C6BA color

#E5C6BA rgb(229, 198, 186)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5C6BA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 77.6% green and 72.9% blue (229, 198, 186).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#E5C6BA color codes

HEX	`#E5C6BA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 198, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 77.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.16, 9.06, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.16, 13.53, 47.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.37, 60.593, 54.908)`
Decimal	`15058618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C6BA, 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 #E5C6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #E5C6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c6ba; }
.text { color: #e5c6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 198 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c6ba, #e5dcba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5C6BA?: #E5C6BA 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 #E5C6BA?: The RGB value is 229, 198, 186: 229 red, 198 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C6BA?: The complementary color is #BAD9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.