Information about #E2C298 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#E2C298 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Honey Beige (#DBC49B). Slightly further away sit Eggshell Paper (#E2BE9F) and Smooth Cream (#DAC79C).
The recipe behind #E2C298 is rgb(226, 194, 152), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2C298: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#E2C298 color variations
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#E2C298 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E2C298 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E2C298 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E2C298 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E2C298 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E2C298 color
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Nearest named colors to #E2C298
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DBC49B
#E2BE9F
#DAC79C
#DAC39F
#DDC7A0
#DCC6A0
#DBC4A0
#DEC7A1
#DFB992
#E0CB9F
#EBC79E
#E8CD9A
#E2C298 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E2C298
- RGB226, 194, 152
- CMYK0, 13, 29, 11
- CSSrgb(226, 194, 152)
- HSL34°, 56%, 74%
- HSL Precise34.054°, 56.061%, 74.118%
- HSV34°, 33%, 89%
- HSB34°, 33%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
- GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.761, 0.596)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.761, 0.596, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.761, 0.596)
- Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE2C298
- DECIMAL ID14860952
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
