What color is #E7C2AE?

#E7C2AE is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C2AE?

The RGB value is 231, 194, 174: 231 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C2AE?

The complementary color is #AED3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C2AE color

#E7C2AE rgb(231, 194, 174)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E7C2AE is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 76.1% green and 68.2% blue (231, 194, 174).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bellini (#F4C9B1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#E7C2AE color codes

HEX	`#E7C2AE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 194, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 76.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, 10.17, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 18.09, 55.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.887, 58.631, 48.198)`
Decimal	`15188654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C2AE, 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 #E7C2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #E7C2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c2ae; }
.text { color: #e7c2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 194 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c2ae, #e7deae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E7C2AE?: #E7C2AE is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C2AE?: The RGB value is 231, 194, 174: 231 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C2AE?: The complementary color is #AED3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.