What color is #E8D6CC?

#E8D6CC 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 #E8D6CC?

The RGB value is 232, 214, 204: 232 red, 214 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D6CC?

The complementary color is #CCDEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D6CC color

#E8D6CC rgb(232, 214, 204)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8D6CC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 83.9% green and 80% blue (232, 214, 204).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E8D6CC color codes

HEX	`#E8D6CC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 214, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 83.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, 4.56, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 8.5, 57.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.224, 69.61, 66.957)`
Decimal	`15259340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D6CC, 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 #E8D6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #E8D6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d6cc; }
.text { color: #e8d6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 214 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d6cc, #e8e4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E8D6CC?: #E8D6CC 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 #E8D6CC?: The RGB value is 232, 214, 204: 232 red, 214 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D6CC?: The complementary color is #CCDEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.