What color is #E8D3AA?

#E8D3AA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cereal Flake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D3AA?

The RGB value is 232, 211, 170: 232 red, 211 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D3AA?

The complementary color is #AABFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D3AA color

#E8D3AA rgb(232, 211, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8D3AA is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.7% green and 66.7% blue (232, 211, 170).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cereal Flake (#EFD7AB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#E8D3AA color codes

HEX	`#E8D3AA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 211, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, 1.1, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 23.02, 87.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.829, 66.648, 47.525)`
Decimal	`15258538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D3AA, 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 #E8D3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #E8D3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d3aa; }
.text { color: #e8d3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 211 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d3aa, #dee8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E8D3AA?: #E8D3AA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cereal Flake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D3AA?: The RGB value is 232, 211, 170: 232 red, 211 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D3AA?: The complementary color is #AABFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.