What color is #E6D4A8?

#E6D4A8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D4A8?

The RGB value is 230, 212, 168: 230 red, 212 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D4A8?

The complementary color is #A8BAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D4A8 color

#E6D4A8 rgb(230, 212, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6D4A8 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.1% green and 65.9% blue (230, 212, 168).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 55% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#E6D4A8 color codes

HEX	`#E6D4A8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 212, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 83.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 55%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 27%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, -0.43, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 24.07, 91.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.245, 66.739, 46.588)`
Decimal	`15127720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D4A8, 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 #E6D4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #E6D4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d4a8; }
.text { color: #e6d4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 212 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d4a8, #d9e6a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E6D4A8?: #E6D4A8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D4A8?: The RGB value is 230, 212, 168: 230 red, 212 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D4A8?: The complementary color is #A8BAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.