What color is #E8D0BD?

#E8D0BD 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 #E8D0BD?

The RGB value is 232, 208, 189: 232 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D0BD?

The complementary color is #BDD5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D0BD color

#E8D0BD rgb(232, 208, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8D0BD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 81.6% green and 74.1% blue (232, 208, 189).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#E8D0BD color codes

HEX	`#E8D0BD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 208, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 81.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.97, 5.36, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.97, 13.58, 66.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.02, 65.943, 57.437)`
Decimal	`15257789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D0BD, 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 #E8D0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #E8D0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d0bd; }
.text { color: #e8d0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 208 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d0bd, #e8e6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E8D0BD?: #E8D0BD 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 #E8D0BD?: The RGB value is 232, 208, 189: 232 red, 208 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D0BD?: The complementary color is #BDD5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.