What color is #EAD1C3?

#EAD1C3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD1C3?

The RGB value is 234, 209, 195: 234 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD1C3?

The complementary color is #C3DCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD1C3 color

#EAD1C3 rgb(234, 209, 195)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EAD1C3 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82% green and 76.5% blue (234, 209, 195).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 48% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#EAD1C3 color codes

HEX	`#EAD1C3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 209, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 48%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.52, 6.47, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.52, 12.01, 57.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.582, 67.035, 61.051)`
Decimal	`15389123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD1C3, 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 #EAD1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #EAD1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead1c3; }
.text { color: #ead1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 209 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead1c3, #eae4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EAD1C3?: #EAD1C3 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD1C3?: The RGB value is 234, 209, 195: 234 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD1C3?: The complementary color is #C3DCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.