What color is #E7AD56?

#E7AD56 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sunray. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7AD56?

The RGB value is 231, 173, 86: 231 red, 173 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7AD56?

The complementary color is #5690E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AD56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7AD56 color

#E7AD56 rgb(231, 173, 86)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E7AD56 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 67.8% green and 33.7% blue (231, 173, 86).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 75% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 63% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#E7AD56 color codes

HEX	`#E7AD56`
RGB	`rgb(231, 173, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 67.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 75%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, 12.23, 51.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 53.39, 76.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.581, 47.552, 15.369)`
Decimal	`15183190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7AD56, 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 #E7AD56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AD56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #E7AD56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ad56; }
.text { color: #e7ad56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ad56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 173 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ad56, #d9e756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #E7AD56?: #E7AD56 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sunray. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7AD56?: The RGB value is 231, 173, 86: 231 red, 173 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7AD56?: The complementary color is #5690E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AD56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.