What color is #E8CFBB?

#E8CFBB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CFBB?

The RGB value is 232, 207, 187: 232 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CFBB?

The complementary color is #BBD4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CFBB color

#E8CFBB rgb(232, 207, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8CFBB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (232, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#E8CFBB color codes

HEX	`#E8CFBB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.67, 5.58, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.67, 14.26, 66.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.561, 65.371, 56.221)`
Decimal	`15257531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CFBB, 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 #E8CFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #E8CFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cfbb; }
.text { color: #e8cfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cfbb, #e8e6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E8CFBB?: #E8CFBB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CFBB?: The RGB value is 232, 207, 187: 232 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CFBB?: The complementary color is #BBD4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.