What color is #E8A971?

#E8A971 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fawn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8A971?

The RGB value is 232, 169, 113: 232 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8A971?

The complementary color is #71B0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8A971 color

#E8A971 rgb(232, 169, 113)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8A971 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 66.3% green and 44.3% blue (232, 169, 113).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 72% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 51% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fawn (#E5AA70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#E8A971 color codes

HEX	`#E8A971`
RGB	`rgb(232, 169, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 66.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 72%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 51%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 51%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 16.84, 37.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 41.45, 66.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.45, 46.728, 21.982)`
Decimal	`15247729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8A971, 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 #E8A971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #E8A971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a971; }
.text { color: #e8a971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 169 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a971, #e8e571); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8A971?: #E8A971 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fawn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8A971?: The RGB value is 232, 169, 113: 232 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8A971?: The complementary color is #71B0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.