#e8cd9a Color Information

#e8cd9a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e8cd9a, and its official name is Chamois. In RGB, it consists of 91.0% Red, 80.4% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 33.6% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 39.2°, with saturation of 62.9% and lightness of 75.7%. The decimal value for #e8cd9a is 15256986, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e8cd9a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#e8cd9a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorChamois Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color232, 205, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.0%, 80.4%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.090, 0.196, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.116, 0.336, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color39.2°, 62.9%, 75.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color39.2°, 33.6%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color60.943, 63.151, 39.549 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color195, 232, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15256986 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.522, 2.179, 28.890 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.522, 28.972, 85.687 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.522, 20.073, 39.132 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color79.468, -2.180, 26.120 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.372, 0.386, 63.151 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293447066 / 0xffe8cd9a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #e8cd9a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e8cd9a, its pure hue is 39.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.9%, and its lightness is 75.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e8cd9a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1a13 to #cbb387.

Tints of #e8cd9a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e8cd9a, its pure hue is 39.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.9%, and its lightness is 75.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e8cd9a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ebd3a7 to #fcf9f2.

Tones of #e8cd9a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e8cd9a, its pure hue is 39.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e8cd9a, which range from #c1c1c1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffd483 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e8cd9a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e8cd9a! For #e8cd9a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e8cd9a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e8cd9a

This color, #e8cd9a, consists of 91.0% Red, 80.4% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 232, Green = 205, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e8cd9a is 0% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 33.6% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.0%
C0.0%
G80.4%
M11.6%
B60.4%
Y33.6%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 232 205 154
Octal 350 315 232
Hexa #e8 #cd #9a
Binary 11101000 11001101 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 11 33 9
Octal 0 13 41 11
Hexa #00 #0b #21 #09
Binary 00000000 00001011 00100001 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e8cd9a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e8cd9a — which has hue 39.2° — its analogous colors are located at 9.2° and 69.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8cd9a.

Triadic Colors of #e8cd9a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e8cd9a — which has hue 39.2° — its triadic colors are located at 39.2° and 279.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8cd9a.

Complementary Color of #e8cd9a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e8cd9a — which has hue 39.2° — its complementary color is located at 219.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8cd9a.

Split Complementary Colors of #e8cd9a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e8cd9a — which has hue 39.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.2° and 249.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8cd9a.

Tetradic Colors of #e8cd9a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e8cd9a — which has hue 39.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 309.2°, 39.2°, 129.2°, and 219.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8cd9a.

Monochromatic Colors of #e8cd9a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e8cd9a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #cbaf79 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9e8c7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e8cd9a

We want to make getting started with #e8cd9a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e8cd9a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e8cd9a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e8cd9a with other HTML elements.

#e8cd9a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e8cd9a.
<span style="color: #e8cd9a;">The color of this text is #e8cd9a.</span>

#e8cd9a Background Color

The background color for this text is #e8cd9a.
<div style="background-color: #e8cd9a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e8cd9a.</div>

#e8cd9a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e8cd9a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e8cd9a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e8cd9a.</span>

#e8cd9a Border Color

This is a div with border color #e8cd9a.
<div style="border: #e8cd9a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e8cd9a.</div>

#e8cd9a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e8cd9a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e8cd9a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e8cd9a on a white background.</div></div>

#e8cd9a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e8cd9a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e8cd9a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e8cd9a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e8cd9a to White

This is a gradient from #e8cd9a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e8cd9a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e8cd9a to white.</div>

Gradient from #e8cd9a to Black

This is a gradient from #e8cd9a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e8cd9a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e8cd9a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e8cd9a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e8cd9a

In addition to using #e8cd9a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e8cd9a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e8cd9a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 232, Green = 205, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e8cd9a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e8cd9a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(232, 205, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e8cd9a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e8cd9a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e8cd9a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(232, 205, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e8cd9a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:232, green:205, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:232 green:205 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(232f, 205f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(232, 205, 154);
 

#e8cd9a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e8cd9a the same way. For those with color blindness, #e8cd9a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e8cd9a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e8cd9a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e8cd9a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e8cd9a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e8cd9a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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