#e4c496

Color #e4c496

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 5.17 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e4c496

RGB

rgb(228, 196, 150)

HSL

hsl(35.4, 59.1%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.4, 34.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 34.2%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(80.84, 4.84, 27.32)

LCH

lch(80.84, 27.75, 79.95)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0705, 76.55)

HWB

hwb(35.4, 58.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b6e4

Analogous

#e49d96

#e4c496

#dde496

Triadic

#e4c496

#96e4c4

#c496e4

Split-complementary

#e4c496

#96dde4

#9d96e4

Tetradic

#e4c496

#b6e496

#96b6e4

#c496e4

Square

#e4c496

#96e49d

#96b6e4

#e496dd

Shades

Color #e4c496 mixed toward black.

#d7a864

#c88b34

#966927

#64461a

#32230d

Tints

Color #e4c496 mixed toward white.

#e8cea7

#edd8b9

#f1e1ca

#f6ebdc

#faf5ed

Tones

Color #e4c496 mixed toward gray.

#ddc39c

#d7c2a3

#d0c0a9

#cabfb0

#c3beb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7a3 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#d9dba6 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#e3acae · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e4c496;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4c496]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#e4c496 (#e4c496) is rgb(228, 196, 150) in RGB.

No, #e4c496 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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