#e9bcab

Color #e9bcab

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Peach Puff #ffdab9 · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class red-200 #ffc9c9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e9bcab

RGB

rgb(233, 188, 171)

HSL

hsl(16.5, 58.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.5, 26.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 26.6%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(79.75, 13.68, 14.72)

LCH

lch(79.75, 20.1, 47.1)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0572, 41.74)

HWB

hwb(16.5, 67.1%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abd8e9

Analogous

#e9abb9

#e9bcab

#e9dbab

Triadic

#e9bcab

#abe9bc

#bcabe9

Split-complementary

#e9bcab

#abe9db

#abb9e9

Tetradic

#e9bcab

#d8e9ab

#abd8e9

#bcabe9

Square

#e9bcab

#b9e9ab

#abd8e9

#dbabe9

Shades

Color #e9bcab mixed toward black.

#db9176

#cd6740

#a04a2a

#6b321c

#35190e

Tints

Color #e9bcab mixed toward white.

#edc7b9

#f0d2c7

#f4ddd5

#f8e9e3

#fbf4f1

Tones

Color #e9bcab mixed toward gray.

#e4beb0

#dfc1b5

#d9c3ba

#d4c5c0

#cfc8c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7af · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#daddb0 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#e7b3b3 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e9bcab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9bcab]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#e9bcab (#e9bcab) is rgb(233, 188, 171) in RGB.

No, #e9bcab 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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