What color is #E7A32E?

#E7A32E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7A32E?

The RGB value is 231, 163, 46: 231 red, 163 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7A32E?

The complementary color is #2E72E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7A32E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7A32E color

#E7A32E rgb(231, 163, 46)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E7A32E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 63.9% green and 18% blue (231, 163, 46).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 79% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 80% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Honey (#EBA937), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#E7A32E color codes

HEX	`#E7A32E`
RGB	`rgb(231, 163, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 63.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 79%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 80%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 80%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, 15.6, 65.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 67.73, 76.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.549, 43.385, 8.507)`
Decimal	`15180590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7A32E, 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 #E7A32E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7A32E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #E7A32E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7a32e; }
.text { color: #e7a32e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7a32e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 163 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7a32e, #cfe72e); }

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Questions

What color is #E7A32E?: #E7A32E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7A32E?: The RGB value is 231, 163, 46: 231 red, 163 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7A32E?: The complementary color is #2E72E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7A32E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.