What color is #E8DBB4?

#E8DBB4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DBB4?

The RGB value is 232, 219, 180: 232 red, 219 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DBB4?

The complementary color is #B4C1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DBB4 color

#E8DBB4 rgb(232, 219, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E8DBB4 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.9% green and 70.6% blue (232, 219, 180).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sauerkraut (#EEE0B9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#E8DBB4 color codes

HEX	`#E8DBB4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 219, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.54, -1.65, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.54, 20.89, 94.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.848, 71.115, 53.376)`
Decimal	`15260596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DBB4, 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 #E8DBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #E8DBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dbb4; }
.text { color: #e8dbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 219 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dbb4, #dbe8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E8DBB4?: #E8DBB4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DBB4?: The RGB value is 232, 219, 180: 232 red, 219 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DBB4?: The complementary color is #B4C1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.