What color is #E6CEBD?

#E6CEBD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CEBD?

The RGB value is 230, 206, 189: 230 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CEBD?

The complementary color is #BDD5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CEBD color

#E6CEBD rgb(230, 206, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6CEBD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.8% green and 74.1% blue (230, 206, 189).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 45% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#E6CEBD color codes

HEX	`#E6CEBD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 206, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 45%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, 5.67, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 12.83, 63.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.89, 64.641, 57.246)`
Decimal	`15126205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CEBD, 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 #E6CEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #E6CEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cebd; }
.text { color: #e6cebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 206 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cebd, #e6e3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6CEBD?: #E6CEBD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CEBD?: The RGB value is 230, 206, 189: 230 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CEBD?: The complementary color is #BDD5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.