What color is #E6C4B7?

#E6C4B7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6C4B7?

The RGB value is 230, 196, 183: 230 red, 196 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6C4B7?

The complementary color is #B7D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6C4B7 color

#E6C4B7 rgb(230, 196, 183)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6C4B7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 76.9% green and 71.8% blue (230, 196, 183).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 48% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#E6C4B7 color codes

HEX	`#E6C4B7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 196, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 76.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 48%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, 10.03, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 14.88, 47.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.92, 59.724, 53.109)`
Decimal	`15123639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6C4B7, 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 #E6C4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #E6C4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c4b7; }
.text { color: #e6c4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 196 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c4b7, #e6dcb7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6C4B7?: #E6C4B7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6C4B7?: The RGB value is 230, 196, 183: 230 red, 196 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6C4B7?: The complementary color is #B7D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.