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E2B290

#E2B290 closest to Brandy

#E2B290 is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Brandy. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 69.8% green and 56.5% blue (rgb(226, 178, 144)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 59% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 11% black. #E2B290 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.00:1.

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Variations of #E2B290

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2B290 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2B290 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2B290 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBC090
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B58E
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAB68E
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBC090
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2BB90
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F0A9A9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8AE9C
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B9B2

#E2B290 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#E2B290 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.00:1 Very good#E2B290 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2B290 in CSS

/* Brandy */
.color { color: #E2B290; }
.background { background-color: #E2B290; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2B290; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 178 144);
color: hsl(25 59% 73%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.072 56.8);

#E2B290 FAQ

What color is #E2B290?

#E2B290 is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Brandy. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2B290?

#E2B290 is rgb(226, 178, 144) in RGB, hsl(25, 59%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2B290?

The complementary color of #E2B290 is #90C0E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2B290?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2B290: 11.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2B290 a warm or cool color?

#E2B290 is a warm color.