Information about #E2CB6E color

#E2CB6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E2CB6E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 203, 110) — 88.6% red, 79.6% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 45 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E2CB6E presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Gold (#E0CD67). Slightly further away sit Pastel Deep Gold (#E5C768) and Sand (#E2CA76).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 203, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. #E2CB6E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E2CB6E color variations

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#E2CB6E 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 #E2CB6E

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

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2CB6E
  • RGB226, 203, 110
  • CMYK0, 9, 45, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 203, 110)
  • HSL48°, 67%, 66%
  • HSL Precise48.103°, 66.667%, 65.882%
  • HSV48°, 51%, 89%
  • HSB48°, 51%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.796, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.796, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.796, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2CB6E
  • DECIMAL ID14863214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01