What color is #E7C5A2?

#E7C5A2 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tostada. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C5A2?

The RGB value is 231, 197, 162: 231 red, 197 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C5A2?

The complementary color is #A2C4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C5A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C5A2 color

#E7C5A2 rgb(231, 197, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7C5A2 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 77.3% green and 63.5% blue (231, 197, 162).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 59% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Tostada (#E3C19C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#E7C5A2 color codes

HEX	`#E7C5A2`
RGB	`rgb(231, 197, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 77.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 59%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.58, 6.97, 22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.58, 23.12, 72.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.444, 59.532, 42.535)`
Decimal	`15189410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C5A2, 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 #E7C5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C5A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #E7C5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c5a2; }
.text { color: #e7c5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 197 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c5a2, #e7e7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E7C5A2?: #E7C5A2 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tostada. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C5A2?: The RGB value is 231, 197, 162: 231 red, 197 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C5A2?: The complementary color is #A2C4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C5A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.