Information about #E2C48D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #E2C48D reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sandbar (#E2C385) and New Orleans (#E4C385).
The recipe behind #E2C48D is rgb(226, 196, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E2C48D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #E2C48D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#E2C48D color variations
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#E2C48D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E2C48D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E2C48D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E2C48D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E2C48D 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 #E2C48D color
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Nearest named colors to #E2C48D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E7C58B
#E2C385
#E4C385
#DEBA8E
#D8BF8B
#DDC283
#DEC083
#DFB992
#DFC281
#E7D08B
#DEB887
#EBC881
#E2C48D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E2C48D
- RGB226, 196, 141
- CMYK0, 12, 33, 11
- CSSrgb(226, 196, 141)
- HSL39°, 59%, 72%
- HSL Precise38.824°, 59.441%, 71.961%
- HSV39°, 38%, 89%
- HSB39°, 38%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.769, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.769, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.769, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE2C48D
- DECIMAL ID14861453
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
