What color is #E6CAA6?

#E6CAA6 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Mousse. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CAA6?

The RGB value is 230, 202, 166: 230 red, 202 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CAA6?

The complementary color is #A6C2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CAA6 color

#E6CAA6 rgb(230, 202, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6CAA6 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.2% green and 65.1% blue (230, 202, 166).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Mousse (#E5CAA4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#E6CAA6 color codes

HEX	`#E6CAA6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 202, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.82, 4.5, 21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.82, 22.07, 78.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.637, 61.819, 44.807)`
Decimal	`15125158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CAA6, 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 #E6CAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #E6CAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6caa6; }
.text { color: #e6caa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6caa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 202 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6caa6, #e2e6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E6CAA6?: #E6CAA6 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Mousse. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CAA6?: The RGB value is 230, 202, 166: 230 red, 202 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CAA6?: The complementary color is #A6C2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.