#e1b499

Color #e1b499

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e1b499

RGB

rgb(225, 180, 153)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 54.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 32%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(76.65, 12.51, 19.97)

LCH

lch(76.65, 23.56, 57.94)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0642, 52.47)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 60%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99c6e1

Analogous

#e199a2

#e1b499

#e1d899

Triadic

#e1b499

#99e1b4

#b499e1

Split-complementary

#e1b499

#99e1d8

#99a2e1

Tetradic

#e1b499

#c6e199

#99c6e1

#b499e1

Square

#e1b499

#a2e199

#99c6e1

#d899e1

Shades

Color #e1b499 mixed toward black.

#d39068

#c36d39

#92522b

#61361d

#311b0e

Tints

Color #e1b499 mixed toward white.

#e6c0aa

#ebcdbb

#f0d9cc

#f5e6dd

#faf2ee

Tones

Color #e1b499 mixed toward gray.

#dbb59f

#d5b7a5

#cfb8ab

#c9bab1

#c3bbb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcfa0 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#d2d5a2 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#dfa5a7 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1b499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1b499]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#e1b499 (#e1b499) is rgb(225, 180, 153) in RGB.

No, #e1b499 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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