What color is #E8C09A?

#E8C09A is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C09A?

The RGB value is 232, 192, 154: 232 red, 192 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C09A?

The complementary color is #9AC2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C09A color

#E8C09A rgb(232, 192, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8C09A is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 75.3% green and 60.4% blue (232, 192, 154).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 34% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Laksa (#E6BF95), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#E8C09A color codes

HEX	`#E8C09A`
RGB	`rgb(232, 192, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 75.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 34%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 34%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, 8.98, 24.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 26.11, 69.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.962, 57.191, 38.551)`
Decimal	`15253658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C09A, 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 #E8C09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #E8C09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c09a; }
.text { color: #e8c09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 192 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c09a, #e8e79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #E8C09A?: #E8C09A is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Laksa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C09A?: The RGB value is 232, 192, 154: 232 red, 192 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C09A?: The complementary color is #9AC2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.