What color is #E8BCA8?

#E8BCA8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BCA8?

The RGB value is 232, 188, 168: 232 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BCA8?

The complementary color is #A8D4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BCA8 color

#E8BCA8 rgb(232, 188, 168)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8BCA8 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (232, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fatty Sashimi (#EEC4B4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#E8BCA8 color codes

HEX	`#E8BCA8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.59, 12.89, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.59, 20.62, 51.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.331, 55.952, 44.765)`
Decimal	`15252648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BCA8, 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 #E8BCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #E8BCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bca8; }
.text { color: #e8bca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bca8, #e8dca8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8BCA8?: #E8BCA8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fatty Sashimi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BCA8?: The RGB value is 232, 188, 168: 232 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BCA8?: The complementary color is #A8D4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.