What color is #E8B98A?

#E8B98A is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B98A?

The RGB value is 232, 185, 138: 232 red, 185 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B98A?

The complementary color is #8AB9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B98A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8B98A color

#E8B98A rgb(232, 185, 138)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8B98A is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 72.5% green and 54.1% blue (232, 185, 138).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 41% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Baba Ganoush (#EEBB88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#E8B98A color codes

HEX	`#E8B98A`
RGB	`rgb(232, 185, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 72.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 41%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, 10.82, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 32.16, 70.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.217, 53.692, 31.495)`
Decimal	`15251850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B98A, 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 #E8B98A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B98A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #E8B98A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b98a; }
.text { color: #e8b98a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b98a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 185 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b98a, #e8e88a); }

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Questions

What color is #E8B98A?: #E8B98A is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B98A?: The RGB value is 232, 185, 138: 232 red, 185 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B98A?: The complementary color is #8AB9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B98A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.