What color is #E8C8B1?

#E8C8B1 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C8B1?

The RGB value is 232, 200, 177: 232 red, 200 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C8B1?

The complementary color is #B1D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C8B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C8B1 color

#E8C8B1 rgb(232, 200, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8C8B1 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 78.4% green and 69.4% blue (232, 200, 177).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 54% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cashew Nut (#EDCCB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#E8C8B1 color codes

HEX	`#E8C8B1`
RGB	`rgb(232, 200, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 78.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 54%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, 7.8, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 17.51, 63.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.869, 61.641, 50.225)`
Decimal	`15255729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C8B1, 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 #E8C8B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C8B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #E8C8B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c8b1; }
.text { color: #e8c8b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c8b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 200 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c8b1, #e8e4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #E8C8B1?: #E8C8B1 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C8B1?: The RGB value is 232, 200, 177: 232 red, 200 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C8B1?: The complementary color is #B1D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C8B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.