What color is #E6D3CB?

#E6D3CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bridal Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D3CB?

The RGB value is 230, 211, 203: 230 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D3CB?

The complementary color is #CBDEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D3CB color

#E6D3CB rgb(230, 211, 203)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6D3CB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.7% green and 79.6% blue (230, 211, 203).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Bridal Scent (#E5D3CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#E6D3CB color codes

HEX	`#E6D3CB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 211, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.87, 5.25, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.87, 8.23, 50.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.706, 67.724, 66.046)`
Decimal	`15127499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D3CB, 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 #E6D3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #E6D3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d3cb; }
.text { color: #e6d3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 211 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d3cb, #e6e1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E6D3CB?: #E6D3CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bridal Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D3CB?: The RGB value is 230, 211, 203: 230 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D3CB?: The complementary color is #CBDEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.