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#E8CFB5 Color

#E8CFB5 is rgb(232, 207, 181) in RGB, hsl(31, 53%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8CFB5
HEX#E8CFB5
RGBrgb(232, 207, 181)
HSLhsl(31, 53%, 81%)
HSVhsv(31, 22%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.045 68.3)
LABlab(84.73% 6.07 16.33)
LCHlch(84.73% 17.42 69.63)

What #E8CFB5 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 #E8CFB5, 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.

#E8CFB5 Channel Values

How #E8CFB5 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 207 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 53% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 22% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 22% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8CFB5 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8CFB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8CFB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E8CFB5

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 #E8CFB5 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#E8CFB5
Protanopia#D4D4B5
Protanomaly#DCD2B5
Deuteranopia#D8D8B4
Deuteranomaly#DED4B4
Tritanopia#EBCCCC
Tritanomaly#EACDC3
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #E8CFB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8cfb5: #E8CFB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8CFB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8cfb5': '#E8CFB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.812, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_e8cfb5">#E8CFB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8CFB5"

More Orange Colors

#E8CFB5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8CFB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8CFB5?

#E8CFB5 is a lightest orange — rgb(232, 207, 181) in RGB and hsl(31, 53%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #E8CFB5?

#E8CFB5 is rgb(232, 207, 181) — red 232, green 207, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8CFB5?

#E8CFB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8CFB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8CFB5 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8CFB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8CFB5 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 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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