What color is #E8D6CD?

#E8D6CD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bridal Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D6CD?

The RGB value is 232, 214, 205: 232 red, 214 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D6CD?

The complementary color is #CDDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D6CD color

#E8D6CD rgb(232, 214, 205)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8D6CD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 83.9% green and 80.4% blue (232, 214, 205).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bridal Scent (#E5D3CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#E8D6CD color codes

HEX	`#E8D6CD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 214, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 83.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, 4.72, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 8.18, 54.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.344, 69.658, 67.591)`
Decimal	`15259341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D6CD, 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 #E8D6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #E8D6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d6cd; }
.text { color: #e8d6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 214 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d6cd, #e8e4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E8D6CD?: #E8D6CD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bridal Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D6CD?: The RGB value is 232, 214, 205: 232 red, 214 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D6CD?: The complementary color is #CDDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.