What color is #E8CAA9?

#E8CAA9 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CAA9?

The RGB value is 232, 202, 169: 232 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CAA9?

The complementary color is #A9C7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CAA9 color

#E8CAA9 rgb(232, 202, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8CAA9 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (232, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Egghead (#E6C7A2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#E8CAA9 color codes

HEX	`#E8CAA9`
RGB	`rgb(232, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.05, 5.65, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.05, 21.15, 74.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.561, 62.264, 46.304)`
Decimal	`15256233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CAA9, 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 #E8CAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #E8CAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8caa9; }
.text { color: #e8caa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8caa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8caa9, #e6e8a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #E8CAA9?: #E8CAA9 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CAA9?: The RGB value is 232, 202, 169: 232 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CAA9?: The complementary color is #A9C7E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.