Information about #E2A176 color

#E2A176 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E2A176 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(226, 161, 118) — 88.6% red, 63.1% green, 46.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 42 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange, #E2A176 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 just a few steps away from Fawn (#E5AA70). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Salmon (#E9967A) and Apricot Nectar (#ECAA79).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 161, 118) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2A176: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2A176 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E2A176 color variations

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#E2A176 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 #E2A176

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

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Pinkish Tan color link
Pinkish Tan

#D99B82

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2A176
  • RGB226, 161, 118
  • CMYK0, 25, 42, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 161, 118)
  • HSL24°, 65%, 67%
  • HSL Precise23.889°, 65.06%, 67.451%
  • HSV24°, 48%, 89%
  • HSB24°, 48%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.631, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.631, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.631, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2A176
  • DECIMAL ID14852470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01