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#E1C699 Color

#E1C699 is rgb(225, 198, 153) in RGB, hsl(38, 55%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (#D2B48C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1C699
HEX#E1C699
RGBrgb(225, 198, 153)
HSLhsl(38, 55%, 74%)
HSVhsv(38, 32%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.067 80.3)
LABlab(81.38% 5.06 26.31)
LCHlch(81.38% 26.79 79.12)

What #E1C699 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1C699, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan#D2B48CΔE 6.63Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.1Nude#E3BC9AΔE 7.21Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.51Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 7.66Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 8.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#E1C699 Channel Values

How #E1C699 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 198 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 55% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 32% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 32% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1C699 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1C699 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1C699

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1C699; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1C699
Complementary
#98B3E1
Analogous
#E1A298
Analogous
#D7E198
Triadic
#98E1C6
Triadic
#C698E1
Split comp.
#98D7E1
Split comp.
#A298E1

Tints & Shades of #E1C699

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5CDA4
#E9D6B4
#EDDCC0
#F1E5D0
#F5EBDB
#F9F4EB

Shades

#D6B171
#CA9B49
#AE8132
#866327
#5F461C
#372910

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1C699.

How #E1C699 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1C699
Protanopia#CBCB99
Protanomaly#D4C999
Deuteranopia#CFCF98
Deuteranomaly#D7CC98
Tritanopia#E5C1C1
Tritanomaly#E3C3B2
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1C699 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1c699: #E1C699;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1C699;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1c699': '#E1C699' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.776, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_e1c699">#E1C699</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1C699"

More Orange Colors

#E1C699 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E1C699 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1C699?

#E1C699 is a light orange — rgb(225, 198, 153) in RGB and hsl(38, 55%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #E1C699?

#E1C699 is rgb(225, 198, 153) — red 225, green 198, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1C699?

#E1C699 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1C699 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1C699 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1C699 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1C699 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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