What color is #E8BC9B?

#E8BC9B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BC9B?

The RGB value is 232, 188, 155: 232 red, 188 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BC9B?

The complementary color is #9BC7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BC9B color

#E8BC9B rgb(232, 188, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8BC9B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.7% green and 60.8% blue (232, 188, 155).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fabulous Fawn (#E5C1A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#E8BC9B color codes

HEX	`#E8BC9B`
RGB	`rgb(232, 188, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, 11.21, 22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 25.3, 63.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.18, 55.491, 38.703)`
Decimal	`15252635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BC9B, 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 #E8BC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #E8BC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bc9b; }
.text { color: #e8bc9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bc9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 188 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bc9b, #e8e39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E8BC9B?: #E8BC9B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BC9B?: The RGB value is 232, 188, 155: 232 red, 188 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BC9B?: The complementary color is #9BC7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.