#E2AF75

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Burlywood.

About #E2AF75

When working with digital screens, the color #E2AF75 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Burlywood. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 175 green, and 117 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 23% M, 48% Y, and 11% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AF75
RGB226, 175, 117
HSL31.9°, 65.3%, 67.3%
CMYK0%, 23%, 48%, 11%
HSV31.9°, 48.2%, 88.6%
LAB74.9, 11.6, 36.8
XYZ49.9, 48.1, 23.5
Decimal14856053

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AF75; }
.text-color { color: #E2AF75; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AF75; }

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