What color is #E8CD87?

#E8CD87 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Nectar Jackpot. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CD87?

The RGB value is 232, 205, 135: 232 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CD87?

The complementary color is #87A2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CD87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CD87 color

#E8CD87 rgb(232, 205, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8CD87 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.4% green and 52.9% blue (232, 205, 135).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 68% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Nectar Jackpot (#F0D38F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#E8CD87 color codes

HEX	`#E8CD87`
RGB	`rgb(232, 205, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 68%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.22, 0.03, 38.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.22, 38.28, 89.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.485, 62.57, 31.861)`
Decimal	`15256967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CD87, 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 #E8CD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CD87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #E8CD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cd87; }
.text { color: #e8cd87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cd87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 205 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cd87, #d3e887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E8CD87?: #E8CD87 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Nectar Jackpot. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CD87?: The RGB value is 232, 205, 135: 232 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CD87?: The complementary color is #87A2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CD87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.