Information about #E0C68E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#E0C68E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(224, 198, 142) — 87.8% red, 77.6% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 32 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E0C68E reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sandbar (#E2C385) and New Orleans (#E4C385).

The recipe behind #E0C68E is rgb(224, 198, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E0C68E: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #E0C68E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E0C68E color variations

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#E0C68E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E0C68E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

#E0C68E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E0C68E
  • RGB224, 198, 142
  • CMYK0, 10, 32, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 198, 142)
  • HSL41°, 57%, 72%
  • HSL Precise40.976°, 56.944%, 71.765%
  • HSV41°, 37%, 88%
  • HSB41°, 37%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.776, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.776, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.776, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE0C68E
  • DECIMAL ID14730894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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