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#E4BE8B Color

#E4BE8B is rgb(228, 190, 139) in RGB, hsl(34, 62%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4BE8B
HEX#E4BE8B
RGBrgb(228, 190, 139)
HSLhsl(34, 62%, 72%)
HSVhsv(34, 39%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.08 74.5)
LABlab(79.47% 9.01 31.14)
LCHlch(79.47% 32.41 73.87)

What #E4BE8B 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 #E4BE8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E4BE8B Channel Values

How #E4BE8B 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 228 · G 190 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 62% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 39% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 39% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4BE8B 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4BE8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4BE8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E4BE8B

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

Shades

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How #E4BE8B 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#E4BE8B
Protanopia#C5C58B
Protanomaly#D2C28B
Deuteranopia#CCCC89
Deuteranomaly#D6C68A
Tritanopia#E8B9B9
Tritanomaly#E7BBA8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #E4BE8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4be8b: #E4BE8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4BE8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4be8b': '#E4BE8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.745, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_e4be8b">#E4BE8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4BE8B"

More Orange Colors

#E4BE8B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E4BE8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4BE8B?

#E4BE8B is a light orange — rgb(228, 190, 139) in RGB and hsl(34, 62%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.09.

What is the RGB value of #E4BE8B?

#E4BE8B is rgb(228, 190, 139) — red 228, green 190, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4BE8B?

#E4BE8B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4BE8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4BE8B scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4BE8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4BE8B 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 2.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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