HEX Color #E5B187 (Burlywood)

About #E5B187

The precise color #E5B187 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Burlywood. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(229, 177, 135).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 41% yellow, and 10% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E5B187

RGB229, 177, 135

HSL26.8°, 64.4%, 71.4%

CMYK0%, 23%, 41%, 10%

HSV26.8°, 41.0%, 89.8%

LAB76.0, 13.5, 28.8

XYZ52.4, 49.9, 29.8

Decimal15053191

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E5B187 #86BBE5

Analogous

#E5868B #E5E086

Triadic

#86E5B1 #B186E5

Tetradic

#8BE586 #86BBE5 #E086E5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E5B187

#E7B994

#EAC2A1

#EDCBAF

#F0D3BC

#F3DCC9

#F6E5D7

#F9EDE4

#FCF6F1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E5B187

#CB9D78

#B28969

#98765A

#7F624B

#654E3C

#4C3B2D

#32271E

#19130F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.91:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.97:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.83:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.33:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E5B187; }

.text-color { color: #E5B187; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E5B187; }

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