What color is #E6B590?

#E6B590 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Taffy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B590?

The RGB value is 230, 181, 144: 230 red, 181 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B590?

The complementary color is #90C1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B590 color

#E6B590 rgb(230, 181, 144)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6B590 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 71% green and 56.5% blue (230, 181, 144).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 63% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 37% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Peach Taffy (#F3B68E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#E6B590 color codes

HEX	`#E6B590`
RGB	`rgb(230, 181, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 71%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 63%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 37%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, 12.83, 25.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 28.67, 63.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.193, 51.887, 33.541)`
Decimal	`15119760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B590, 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 #E6B590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #E6B590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b590; }
.text { color: #e6b590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 181 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b590, #e6e090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E6B590?: #E6B590 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Taffy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B590?: The RGB value is 230, 181, 144: 230 red, 181 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B590?: The complementary color is #90C1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.