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#E8CABA Color

#E8CABA is rgb(232, 202, 186) in RGB, hsl(21, 50%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8CABA
HEX#E8CABA
RGBrgb(232, 202, 186)
HSLhsl(21, 50%, 82%)
HSVhsv(21, 20%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.04 49.8)
LABlab(83.58% 9.07 12.11)
LCHlch(83.58% 15.13 53.17)

What #E8CABA 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 #E8CABA, 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.

#E8CABA Channel Values

How #E8CABA 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 232 · G 202 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 50% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 20% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 20% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8CABA 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8CABA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8CABA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E8CABA

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.

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Shades

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How #E8CABA 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#E8CABA
Protanopia#D0D0BA
Protanomaly#DACDBA
Deuteranopia#D5D5B9
Deuteranomaly#DDD0B9
Tritanopia#EAC8C8
Tritanomaly#E9C9C3
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

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Using #E8CABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8caba: #E8CABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8CABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8caba': '#E8CABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.792, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e8caba">#E8CABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8CABA"

More Orange Colors

#E8CABA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8CABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8CABA?

#E8CABA is a lightest orange — rgb(232, 202, 186) in RGB and hsl(21, 50%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #E8CABA?

#E8CABA is rgb(232, 202, 186) — red 232, green 202, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8CABA?

#E8CABA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8CABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8CABA scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8CABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8CABA 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.03, which is visibly different.

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