What color is #E8CAAD?

#E8CAAD is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CAAD?

The RGB value is 232, 202, 173: 232 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CAAD?

The complementary color is #ADCBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CAAD color

#E8CAAD rgb(232, 202, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8CAAD is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (232, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Larb Gai (#DFC6AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#E8CAAD color codes

HEX	`#E8CAAD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.13, 6.2, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.13, 19.39, 71.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.943, 62.416, 48.312)`
Decimal	`15256237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CAAD, 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 #E8CAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #E8CAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8caad; }
.text { color: #e8caad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8caad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8caad, #e8e8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #E8CAAD?: #E8CAAD is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Larb Gai. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CAAD?: The RGB value is 232, 202, 173: 232 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CAAD?: The complementary color is #ADCBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.