What color is #EAC8BA?

#EAC8BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAC8BA?

The RGB value is 234, 200, 186: 234 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAC8BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAC8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAC8BA color

#EAC8BA rgb(234, 200, 186)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EAC8BA is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 78.4% green and 72.9% blue (234, 200, 186).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 53% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#EAC8BA color codes

HEX	`#EAC8BA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 200, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 78.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 53%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, 9.84, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 15.09, 49.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.449, 62.348, 55.137)`
Decimal	`15386810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAC8BA, 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 #EAC8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #EAC8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac8ba; }
.text { color: #eac8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 200 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac8ba, #eae0ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAC8BA?: #EAC8BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAC8BA?: The RGB value is 234, 200, 186: 234 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAC8BA?: The complementary color is #BADCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.