What color is #E5CBBE?

#E5CBBE 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 #E5CBBE?

The RGB value is 229, 203, 190: 229 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CBBE?

The complementary color is #BED8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CBBE color

#E5CBBE rgb(229, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5CBBE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (229, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#E5CBBE color codes

HEX	`#E5CBBE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, 7.03, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 12.07, 54.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.963, 63.089, 57.566)`
Decimal	`15059902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CBBE, 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 #E5CBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #E5CBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cbbe; }
.text { color: #e5cbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cbbe, #e5dfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5CBBE?: #E5CBBE 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 #E5CBBE?: The RGB value is 229, 203, 190: 229 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CBBE?: The complementary color is #BED8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.