What color is #E8C9BA?

#E8C9BA 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 #E8C9BA?

The RGB value is 232, 201, 186: 232 red, 201 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C9BA?

The complementary color is #BAD9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C9BA color

#E8C9BA rgb(232, 201, 186)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8C9BA is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 78.8% green and 72.9% blue (232, 201, 186).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#E8C9BA color codes

HEX	`#E8C9BA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 201, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 78.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, 8.58, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 14.36, 53.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.028, 62.476, 55.184)`
Decimal	`15255994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C9BA, 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 #E8C9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #E8C9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c9ba; }
.text { color: #e8c9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 201 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c9ba, #e8e0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8C9BA?: #E8C9BA 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 #E8C9BA?: The RGB value is 232, 201, 186: 232 red, 201 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C9BA?: The complementary color is #BAD9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.