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#E3B982 Cane Sugar

#E3B982 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Cane Sugar. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.0% red, 72.5% green and 51.0% blue (rgb(227, 185, 130)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 63% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 43% yellow and 11% black. #E3B982 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.53:1.

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Variations of #E3B982

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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#E3B982 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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#E3B982 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E3B982 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3C483
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BA7E
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1BB7F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C483
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7C082
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F2AEAB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9B597
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9BEB3

#E3B982 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#E3B982 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.53:1 Very good#E3B982 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E3B982 in CSS

/* Cane Sugar */
.color { color: #E3B982; }
.background { background-color: #E3B982; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E3B982; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(227 185 130);
color: hsl(34 63% 70%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.086 73.6);

#E3B982 FAQ

What color is #E3B982?

#E3B982 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Cane Sugar. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E3B982?

#E3B982 is rgb(227, 185, 130) in RGB, hsl(34, 63%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 43%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E3B982?

The complementary color of #E3B982 is #82ACE3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E3B982?

Black text has the best contrast on #E3B982: 11.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E3B982 a warm or cool color?

#E3B982 is a warm color.