What color is #E6C6B3?

#E6C6B3 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6C6B3?

The RGB value is 230, 198, 179: 230 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6C6B3?

The complementary color is #B3D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6C6B3 color

#E6C6B3 rgb(230, 198, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6C6B3 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 77.6% green and 70.2% blue (230, 198, 179).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cashew Nut (#EDCCB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#E6C6B3 color codes

HEX	`#E6C6B3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 198, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 77.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.09, 8.39, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.09, 16.07, 58.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.964, 60.468, 51.099)`
Decimal	`15124147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6C6B3, 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 #E6C6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #E6C6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c6b3; }
.text { color: #e6c6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 198 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c6b3, #e6e0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E6C6B3?: #E6C6B3 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6C6B3?: The RGB value is 230, 198, 179: 230 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6C6B3?: The complementary color is #B3D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.