What color is #E8D2C8?

#E8D2C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D2C8?

The RGB value is 232, 210, 200: 232 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D2C8?

The complementary color is #C8DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D2C8 color

#E8D2C8 rgb(232, 210, 200)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8D2C8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.4% green and 78.4% blue (232, 210, 200).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#E8D2C8 color codes

HEX	`#E8D2C8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 210, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.72, 6, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.72, 9.78, 52.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.75, 67.42, 64.13)`
Decimal	`15258312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D2C8, 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 #E8D2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #E8D2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d2c8; }
.text { color: #e8d2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 210 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d2c8, #e8e2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8D2C8?: #E8D2C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D2C8?: The RGB value is 232, 210, 200: 232 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D2C8?: The complementary color is #C8DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.