What color is #E5C8BE?

#E5C8BE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C8BE?

The RGB value is 229, 200, 190: 229 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C8BE?

The complementary color is #BEDBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C8BE color

#E5C8BE rgb(229, 200, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5C8BE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (229, 200, 190).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#E5C8BE color codes

HEX	`#E5C8BE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 200, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 78.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.75, 8.61, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.75, 12.28, 45.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.261, 61.686, 57.332)`
Decimal	`15059134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C8BE, 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 #E5C8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #E5C8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c8be; }
.text { color: #e5c8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 200 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c8be, #e5dbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5C8BE?: #E5C8BE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C8BE?: The RGB value is 229, 200, 190: 229 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C8BE?: The complementary color is #BEDBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.