What color is #E7CEAA?

#E7CEAA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CEAA?

The RGB value is 231, 206, 170: 231 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CEAA?

The complementary color is #AAC3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CEAA color

#E7CEAA rgb(231, 206, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E7CEAA is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80.8% green and 66.7% blue (231, 206, 170).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gourmet Honey (#E3CBA8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#E7CEAA color codes

HEX	`#E7CEAA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 206, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.98, 3.32, 21.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.98, 21.39, 81.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.283, 64.036, 47.102)`
Decimal	`15191722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CEAA, 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 #E7CEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #E7CEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ceaa; }
.text { color: #e7ceaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ceaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 206 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ceaa, #e1e7aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E7CEAA?: #E7CEAA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gourmet Honey. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CEAA?: The RGB value is 231, 206, 170: 231 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CEAA?: The complementary color is #AAC3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.