What color is #E6C5B6?

#E6C5B6 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 #E6C5B6?

The RGB value is 230, 197, 182: 230 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6C5B6?

The complementary color is #B6D7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6C5B6 color

#E6C5B6 rgb(230, 197, 182)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6C5B6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 77.3% green and 71.4% blue (230, 197, 182).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 49% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#E6C5B6 color codes

HEX	`#E6C5B6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 197, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 77.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 49%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, 9.36, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 15.09, 51.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.043, 60.135, 52.639)`
Decimal	`15123894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6C5B6, 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 #E6C5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #E6C5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c5b6; }
.text { color: #e6c5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 197 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c5b6, #e6ddb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6C5B6?: #E6C5B6 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 #E6C5B6?: The RGB value is 230, 197, 182: 230 red, 197 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6C5B6?: The complementary color is #B6D7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.