What color is #E8B95D?

#E8B95D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Oh My Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B95D?

The RGB value is 232, 185, 93: 232 red, 185 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B95D?

The complementary color is #5D8CE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B95D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8B95D color

#E8B95D rgb(232, 185, 93)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8B95D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 72.5% green and 36.5% blue (232, 185, 93).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 75% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Oh My Gold (#EEBB55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#E8B95D color codes

HEX	`#E8B95D`
RGB	`rgb(232, 185, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 72.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 75%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 60%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.67, 6.79, 52.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.67, 52.69, 82.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.606, 52.647, 17.745)`
Decimal	`15251805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B95D, 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 #E8B95D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B95D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #E8B95D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b95d; }
.text { color: #e8b95d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b95d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 185 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b95d, #d2e85d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #E8B95D?: #E8B95D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Oh My Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B95D?: The RGB value is 232, 185, 93: 232 red, 185 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B95D?: The complementary color is #5D8CE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B95D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.