What color is #E8D3BC?

#E8D3BC 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 #E8D3BC?

The RGB value is 232, 211, 188: 232 red, 211 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D3BC?

The complementary color is #BCD1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D3BC?

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.

#E8D3BC color

#E8D3BC rgb(232, 211, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8D3BC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.7% green and 73.7% blue (232, 211, 188).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E8D3BC color codes

HEX	`#E8D3BC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 211, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.69, 3.64, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.69, 14.5, 75.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.65, 67.377, 57.114)`
Decimal	`15258556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D3BC, 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 #E8D3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D3BC 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 #E8D3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d3bc; }
.text { color: #e8d3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 211 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d3bc, #e7e8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E8D3BC?: #E8D3BC 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 #E8D3BC?: The RGB value is 232, 211, 188: 232 red, 211 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D3BC?: The complementary color is #BCD1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D3BC?: 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.