What color is #E8BFAF?

#E8BFAF is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BFAF?

The RGB value is 232, 191, 175: 232 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BFAF?

The complementary color is #AFD8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BFAF color

#E8BFAF rgb(232, 191, 175)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8BFAF is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (232, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#E8BFAF color codes

HEX	`#E8BFAF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.47, 12.27, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.47, 18.29, 47.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.648, 57.515, 48.509)`
Decimal	`15253423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BFAF, 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 #E8BFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #E8BFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bfaf; }
.text { color: #e8bfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bfaf, #e8dcaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BFAF?: #E8BFAF is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BFAF?: The RGB value is 232, 191, 175: 232 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BFAF?: The complementary color is #AFD8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.