#e8cca1

Color #e8cca1

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e8cca1

RGB

rgb(232, 204, 161)

HSL

hsl(36.3, 60.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.3, 30.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 30.6%, 9%)

LAB

lab(83.4, 3.56, 25.07)

LCH

lch(83.4, 25.32, 81.92)

OKLCH

oklch(85.8%, 0.0647, 78.33)

HWB

hwb(36.3, 63.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1bde8

Analogous

#e8a9a1

#e8cca1

#e1e8a1

Triadic

#e8cca1

#a1e8cc

#cca1e8

Split-complementary

#e8cca1

#a1e1e8

#a9a1e8

Tetradic

#e8cca1

#bde8a1

#a1bde8

#cca1e8

Square

#e8cca1

#a1e8a9

#a1bde8

#e8a1e1

Shades

Color #e8cca1 mixed toward black.

#dbaf6d

#ce9338

#9e6f27

#694a1a

#35250d

Tints

Color #e8cca1 mixed toward white.

#ecd5b1

#f0ddc0

#f4e6d0

#f7eee0

#fbf7ef

Tones

Color #e8cca1 mixed toward gray.

#e2cba7

#dccaad

#d6c8b3

#d0c7b9

#cbc6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdcad · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#dee0af · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#e7b5b7 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 16.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8cca1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8cca1]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#e8cca1 (#e8cca1) is rgb(232, 204, 161) in RGB.

No, #e8cca1 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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