What color is #E8D9AF?

#E8D9AF is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D9AF?

The RGB value is 232, 217, 175: 232 red, 217 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D9AF?

The complementary color is #AFBEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D9AF color

#E8D9AF rgb(232, 217, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8D9AF is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.1% green and 68.6% blue (232, 217, 175).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#E8D9AF color codes

HEX	`#E8D9AF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 217, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.94, -1.31, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.94, 22.63, 93.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.83, 69.878, 50.569)`
Decimal	`15260079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D9AF, 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 #E8D9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #E8D9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d9af; }
.text { color: #e8d9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 217 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d9af, #dbe8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E8D9AF?: #E8D9AF is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D9AF?: The RGB value is 232, 217, 175: 232 red, 217 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D9AF?: The complementary color is #AFBEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.