#E2CC99

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Wheat.

About #E2CC99

When working with digital screens, the color #E2CC99 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Wheat. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 204 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 41.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2CC99
RGB226, 204, 153
HSL41.9°, 55.7%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 10%, 32%, 11%
HSV41.9°, 32.3%, 88.6%
LAB82.7, 0.3, 28.3
XYZ58.7, 61.7, 38.9
Decimal14863513

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.33:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2CC99; }
.text-color { color: #E2CC99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2CC99; }

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