Information about #E1C9A1 color

#E1C9A1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1C9A1 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 201, 161) — 88.2% red, 78.8% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 25 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E1C9A1 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F). Slightly further away sit Haystack (#DEC7A1) and Soft Beige (#DDC7A0).

The recipe behind #E1C9A1 is rgb(225, 201, 161), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1C9A1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1C9A1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E1C9A1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E1C9A1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#CFA867

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#B08437

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#755825

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#3A2C12

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Black

#000000

#E1C9A1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#D3BC95

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#988F80

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Grey

#808080

#E1C9A1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E1B0A1

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#E1C9A1 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
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#A2B9E2
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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
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#AAA2E2
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#A2D9E2
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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
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#E2AAA2
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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
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#A2E2CA
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#CAA2E2
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#B9E2A2
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#CAA2E2
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#A2E2AA
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#A2B9E2
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#E2A2D9
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Nearest named colors to #E1C9A1

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

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Raffia color link
Raffia

#DCC6A0

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Apricot Illusion color link
Apricot Illusion

#E2C4A6

Natural Beige color link
Natural Beige

#E4C9A8

Champagne Beige color link
Champagne Beige

#DBC4A0

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

#E1C9A1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1C9A1
  • RGB225, 201, 161
  • CMYK0, 9, 25, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 201, 161)
  • HSL38°, 52%, 76%
  • HSL Precise37.5°, 51.613%, 75.686%
  • HSV38°, 28%, 88%
  • HSB38°, 28%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.788, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.788, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.788, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1C9A1
  • DECIMAL ID14797217
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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