#E9B68A

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Burlywood.

About #E9B68A

The precise color #E9B68A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Burlywood. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 182, and 138.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 41% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 27.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9B68A
RGB233, 182, 138
HSL27.8°, 68.3%, 72.7%
CMYK0%, 22%, 41%, 9%
HSV27.8°, 40.8%, 91.4%
LAB77.6, 12.8, 29.5
XYZ54.9, 52.6, 31.3
Decimal15316618

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9B68A; }
.text-color { color: #E9B68A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9B68A; }

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