#E7BFA5 Hex Color
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Pastel orange, muted and faintly ashy, sits at hex code #e7bfa5. Its low saturation keeps the tone soft and mellow, which suits spring themes, baby products, and food packaging. Use it as a dominant background since black text reads at about 12.4:1 contrast, and pair it with deep teal for a richer, less obvious scheme.
Questions about #e7bfa5
What is #e7bfa5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e7bfa5 is rgb(231, 191, 165), in HSL hsl(24, 58%, 78%) and in CMYK 0%, 17%, 29%, 9%.
What text color works best on #e7bfa5?
Black text is the strongest choice on #e7bfa5, reaching about 12.4:1 contrast. That clears the WCAG AA 4.5:1 requirement for body text, so the color works behind small type.
What colors pair well with #e7bfa5?
Deep teal or navy gives #e7bfa5 a punchy contrast that pure white can't match. Espresso brown and olive also flatter its muted orange undertones in earthy palettes.
Is #e7bfa5 readable on white or black?
#e7bfa5 has a 1.69:1 contrast ratio on white and 12.39:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.