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#E2CAA8

#e2caa8 ≈ Wheat

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e2caa8 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 79.22% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.62% magenta, 25.66% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 35.17°, with 50% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #a8c0e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #a8dde2
  3. #ada8e2

Analogous

  1. #e2ada8
  2. #e2caa8
  3. #dde2a8

Triadic

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #a8e2ca
  3. #caa8e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #c0e2a8
  3. #a8c0e2
  4. #caa8e2

Square

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #a8e2ad
  3. #a8c0e2
  4. #e2a8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #b5833c
  2. #cfa76f
  3. #e2caa8
  4. #f5ede1
  5. #faf6f0

Shades

#e2caa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #cbb697
  3. #b5a286
  4. #9e8d76
  5. #887965
  6. #716554
  7. #5a5143
  8. #443d32
  9. #2d2822
  10. #171411
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2caa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #e5cfb1
  3. #e8d5b9
  4. #ebdac2
  5. #eedfcb
  6. #f1e5d4
  7. #f3eadc
  8. #f6efe5
  9. #f9f4ee
  10. #fcfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2caa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2caa8
  2. #d8c3a4
  3. #cebba0
  4. #c5b49c
  5. #bbac98
  6. #b1a594
  7. #a79e90
  8. #9d968c
  9. #948f88
  10. #8a8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6ccc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4caa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dad0a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacaa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcda8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2caa8 {
  color: #e2caa8;
}
Background
.bg-e2caa8 {
  background-color: #e2caa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2caa8 {
  border: 2px solid #e2caa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2caa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 202 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 50% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2caa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2caa8, #dde2a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2caa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 202 168 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.29 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.52 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.85 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.28 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.30 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.32 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.44 #1d3557 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Wheat
#e2caa8  rgb(226, 202, 168)  hsl(35, 50%, 77%)  Wheat
#a8c0e2  rgb(168, 192, 226)  hsl(215, 50%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#a8e2ca  rgb(168, 226, 202)  hsl(155, 50%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#caa8e2  rgb(202, 168, 226)  hsl(275, 50%, 77%)  Wisteria