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#E7C697 Color

#E7C697 is rgb(231, 198, 151) in RGB, hsl(35, 62%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 9%) 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 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7C697
HEX#E7C697
RGBrgb(231, 198, 151)
HSLhsl(35, 62%, 75%)
HSVhsv(35, 35%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.072 76.3)
LABlab(81.91% 7.23 28.17)
LCHlch(81.91% 29.08 75.60)

What #E7C697 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 #E7C697, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.05Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 5.46Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 6.07Nude#E3BC9AΔE 7.11Tan#D2B48CΔE 7.54Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 8.5

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

#E7C697 Channel Values

How #E7C697 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 231 · G 198 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 62% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 35% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 35% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7C697 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E7C697 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E7C697

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7C697; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E7C697
Complementary
#98B9E7
Analogous
#E79E98
Analogous
#E0E798
Triadic
#98E7C6
Triadic
#C698E7
Split comp.
#98E0E7
Split comp.
#9E98E7

Tints & Shades of #E7C697

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

#EACDA4
#EED6B5
#F0DDC1
#F3E4CD
#F6EADA
#FAF4EA

Shades

#DDAF6E
#D39845
#BA7F2C
#8C6021
#634417
#3A270E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7C697.

How #E7C697 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#E7C697
Protanopia#CCCC97
Protanomaly#D7CA97
Deuteranopia#D2D296
Deuteranomaly#DBCD96
Tritanopia#EBC1C1
Tritanomaly#E9C3B2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7C697 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7c697: #E7C697;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7C697;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7c697': '#E7C697' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.776, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_e7c697">#E7C697</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7C697"

More Orange Colors

#E7C697 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E7C697 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7C697?

#E7C697 is a light orange — rgb(231, 198, 151) in RGB and hsl(35, 62%, 75%) 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 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #E7C697?

#E7C697 is rgb(231, 198, 151) — red 231, green 198, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7C697?

#E7C697 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7C697 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7C697 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7C697 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7C697 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 5.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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