What color is #E8D7CA?

#E8D7CA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D7CA?

The RGB value is 232, 215, 202: 232 red, 215 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D7CA?

The complementary color is #CADBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D7CA color

#E8D7CA rgb(232, 215, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8D7CA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.3% green and 79.2% blue (232, 215, 202).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Nectar (#ECDACD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#E8D7CA color codes

HEX	`#E8D7CA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 215, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, 3.72, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 9.3, 66.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.239, 70.022, 65.787)`
Decimal	`15259594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D7CA, 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 #E8D7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #E8D7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d7ca; }
.text { color: #e8d7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 215 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d7ca, #e8e6ca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8D7CA?: #E8D7CA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D7CA?: The RGB value is 232, 215, 202: 232 red, 215 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D7CA?: The complementary color is #CADBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.