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#E3BD7D Color

#E3BD7D is rgb(227, 189, 125) in RGB, hsl(38, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3BD7D
HEX#E3BD7D
RGBrgb(227, 189, 125)
HSLhsl(38, 65%, 69%)
HSVhsv(38, 45%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.093 79.9)
LABlab(78.93% 8.03 37.63)
LCHlch(78.93% 38.48 77.96)

What #E3BD7D 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 #E3BD7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.99Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.59Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.49Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 10.58Topaz#FFC87CΔE 11.27Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 11.48

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

#E3BD7D Channel Values

How #E3BD7D 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 227 · G 189 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 65% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 45% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 45% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3BD7D 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E3BD7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E3BD7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3BD7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E3BD7D
Complementary
#7DA2E3
Analogous
#E38A7D
Analogous
#D6E37D
Triadic
#7DE3BE
Triadic
#BE7DE3
Split comp.
#7DD6E3
Split comp.
#8A7DE3

Tints & Shades of #E3BD7D

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

#E7C68D
#EACF9E
#EED7AF
#F3E1C4
#F6EAD5
#FAF2E6

Shades

#DBAB57
#D2962D
#AD7B25
#87601D
#614515
#37270C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E3BD7D.

How #E3BD7D 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#E3BD7D
Protanopia#C4C47D
Protanomaly#D1C17D
Deuteranopia#CBCB7B
Deuteranomaly#D5C57C
Tritanopia#E8B6B6
Tritanomaly#E6B9A3
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E3BD7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e3bd7d: #E3BD7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3BD7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3bd7d': '#E3BD7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.741, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_e3bd7d">#E3BD7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#E3BD7D"

More Orange Colors

#E3BD7D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E3BD7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3BD7D?

#E3BD7D is a light orange — rgb(227, 189, 125) in RGB and hsl(38, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #E3BD7D?

#E3BD7D is rgb(227, 189, 125) — red 227, green 189, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3BD7D?

#E3BD7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3BD7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3BD7D scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3BD7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3BD7D 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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