What color is #E6B5A2?

#E6B5A2 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B5A2?

The RGB value is 230, 181, 162: 230 red, 181 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B5A2?

The complementary color is #A2D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B5A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B5A2 color

#E6B5A2 rgb(230, 181, 162)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6B5A2 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 71% green and 63.5% blue (230, 181, 162).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 58% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 30% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#E6B5A2 color codes

HEX	`#E6B5A2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 181, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 71%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 58%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 30%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, 15.05, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 22.31, 47.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.68, 52.482, 41.373)`
Decimal	`15119778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B5A2, 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 #E6B5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B5A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #E6B5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b5a2; }
.text { color: #e6b5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 181 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b5a2, #e6d7a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6B5A2?: #E6B5A2 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B5A2?: The RGB value is 230, 181, 162: 230 red, 181 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B5A2?: The complementary color is #A2D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B5A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.