What color is #E6CCA3?

#E6CCA3 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 #E6CCA3?

The RGB value is 230, 204, 163: 230 red, 204 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CCA3?

The complementary color is #A3BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CCA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CCA3 color

#E6CCA3 rgb(230, 204, 163)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6CCA3 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80% green and 63.9% blue (230, 204, 163).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 57% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Mousse (#E5CAA4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#E6CCA3 color codes

HEX	`#E6CCA3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 204, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 57%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.26, 3.06, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.26, 24, 82.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.838, 62.655, 43.532)`
Decimal	`15125667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CCA3, 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 #E6CCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CCA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #E6CCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cca3; }
.text { color: #e6cca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 204 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cca3, #dfe6a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E6CCA3?: #E6CCA3 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 #E6CCA3?: The RGB value is 230, 204, 163: 230 red, 204 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CCA3?: The complementary color is #A3BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CCA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.