#e4c9ae

Color #e4c9ae

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Peach Puff #ffdab9 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e4c9ae

RGB

rgb(228, 201, 174)

HSL

hsl(30, 50%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 23.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 23.7%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(82.55, 5.36, 16.98)

LCH

lch(82.55, 17.81, 72.48)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.0474, 67.17)

HWB

hwb(30, 68.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec9e4

Analogous

#e4aeae

#e4c9ae

#e4e4ae

Triadic

#e4c9ae

#aee4c9

#c9aee4

Split-complementary

#e4c9ae

#aee4e4

#aeaee4

Tetradic

#e4c9ae

#c9e4ae

#aec9e4

#c9aee4

Square

#e4c9ae

#aee4ae

#aec9e4

#e4aee4

Shades

Color #e4c9ae mixed toward black.

#d3a77c

#c28649

#976432

#644321

#322111

Tints

Color #e4c9ae mixed toward white.

#e8d2bb

#eddbc9

#f1e4d6

#f6ede4

#faf6f1

Tones

Color #e4c9ae mixed toward gray.

#dfc9b2

#dbc9b7

#d6c9bb

#d2c9c0

#cdc9c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9b5 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#dadcb7 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#e3babb · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e4c9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4c9ae]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#e4c9ae (#e4c9ae) is rgb(228, 201, 174) in RGB.

No, #e4c9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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