Palettes / Colors / #E1BE99

#E1BE99 — Light Brown

#E1BE99 is a brown color we call Light Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

#E1BE99 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98BBE1; it also sits naturally between #E19998 and #E0E198. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 75% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 32% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E1BE99

.text { color: #E1BE99; }
.background { background-color: #E1BE99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1BE99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 190, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 55%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1BE99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 190, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1BE99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 190, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1BE99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1BE99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1BE99

Tints of #E1BE99

Tones of #E1BE99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BBE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1BE99: #000000.

How #E1BE99 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E1BE99 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1BE98  ·  #E1BE9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1BE99?

#E1BE99 is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 225, 190, 153). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1BE99?

#E1BE99 is RGB 225, 190, 153 — HSL 31°, 55%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 32%, 12%.

What colors go with #E1BE99?

Its complement is #98BBE1; analogous partners are #E19998 and #E0E198. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1BE99 for text?

Black text on #E1BE99 has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.