What color is #E8BB94?

#E8BB94 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peachy-Kini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BB94?

The RGB value is 232, 187, 148: 232 red, 187 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BB94?

The complementary color is #94C1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BB94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BB94 color

#E8BB94 rgb(232, 187, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8BB94 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.3% green and 58% blue (232, 187, 148).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 65% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 36% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peachy-Kini (#F1BF92), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#E8BB94 color codes

HEX	`#E8BB94`
RGB	`rgb(232, 187, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 65%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 36%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 36%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, 10.9, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 28.09, 67.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.396, 54.837, 35.625)`
Decimal	`15252372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BB94, 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 #E8BB94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BB94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #E8BB94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bb94; }
.text { color: #e8bb94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bb94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 187 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bb94, #e8e594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E8BB94?: #E8BB94 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peachy-Kini. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BB94?: The RGB value is 232, 187, 148: 232 red, 187 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BB94?: The complementary color is #94C1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BB94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.