What color is #E6D0BB?

#E6D0BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D0BB?

The RGB value is 230, 208, 187: 230 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D0BB?

The complementary color is #BBD1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D0BB color

#E6D0BB rgb(230, 208, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D0BB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 81.6% green and 73.3% blue (230, 208, 187).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#E6D0BB color codes

HEX	`#E6D0BB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 208, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 81.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, 4.33, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 13.9, 71.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.158, 65.524, 56.272)`
Decimal	`15126715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D0BB, 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 #E6D0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #E6D0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d0bb; }
.text { color: #e6d0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 208 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d0bb, #e6e5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6D0BB?: #E6D0BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D0BB?: The RGB value is 230, 208, 187: 230 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D0BB?: The complementary color is #BBD1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.