E5C19D

#E5C19D Tostada

#E5C19D is a light, muted orange named Tostada. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 75.7% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(229, 193, 157)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 58% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 10% black. #E5C19D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.45:1.

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Variations of #E5C19D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#E5C19D 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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#E5C19D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5C19D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6CB9E
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC29B
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C39B
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6CB9E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAC79D
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EABEAA
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFC6BE

#E5C19D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#E5C19D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.45:1 Super#E5C19D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5C19D in CSS

/* Tostada */
.color { color: #E5C19D; }
.background { background-color: #E5C19D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5C19D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 193 157);
color: hsl(30 58% 76%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.063 66.8);

#E5C19D FAQ

What color is #E5C19D?

#E5C19D is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Tostada. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E5C19D?

#E5C19D is rgb(229, 193, 157) in RGB, hsl(30, 58%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5C19D?

The complementary color of #E5C19D is #9DC1E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5C19D?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5C19D: 12.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5C19D a warm or cool color?

#E5C19D is a warm color.