What color is #E6BD94?

#E6BD94 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6BD94?

The RGB value is 230, 189, 148: 230 red, 189 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6BD94?

The complementary color is #94BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BD94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6BD94 color

#E6BD94 rgb(230, 189, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6BD94 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 74.1% green and 58% blue (230, 189, 148).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Laksa (#E6BF95), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#E6BD94 color codes

HEX	`#E6BD94`
RGB	`rgb(230, 189, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 74.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, 9.06, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 27.78, 70.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.177, 55.359, 35.737)`
Decimal	`15121812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6BD94, 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 #E6BD94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BD94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #E6BD94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bd94; }
.text { color: #e6bd94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bd94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 189 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bd94, #e6e694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E6BD94?: #E6BD94 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6BD94?: The RGB value is 230, 189, 148: 230 red, 189 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6BD94?: The complementary color is #94BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BD94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.