#E9D3A8

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Wheat.

About #E9D3A8

Visually, #E9D3A8 is defined as a moderate orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Wheat. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 211 green, and 168 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 9% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 39.7° hue, 59.6% saturation, and 78.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#E9D3A8
RGB233, 211, 168
HSL39.7°, 59.6%, 78.6%
CMYK0%, 9%, 28%, 9%
HSV39.7°, 27.9%, 91.4%
LAB85.4, 1.2, 24.1
XYZ64.0, 66.7, 46.6
Decimal15324072

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.35:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9D3A8; }
.text-color { color: #E9D3A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9D3A8; }

Similar Colors

Wheat
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