What color is #E8C896?

#E8C896 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C896?

The RGB value is 232, 200, 150: 232 red, 200 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C896?

The complementary color is #96B6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C896 color

#E8C896 rgb(232, 200, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8C896 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 78.4% green and 58.8% blue (232, 200, 150).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Molten Gold (#E8C690), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#E8C896 color codes

HEX	`#E8C896`
RGB	`rgb(232, 200, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 78.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.2, 4.3, 29.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.2, 29.53, 81.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.439, 60.669, 37.428)`
Decimal	`15255702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C896, 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 #E8C896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #E8C896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c896; }
.text { color: #e8c896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 200 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c896, #dfe896); }

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Questions

What color is #E8C896?: #E8C896 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Molten Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C896?: The RGB value is 232, 200, 150: 232 red, 200 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C896?: The complementary color is #96B6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.