Information about #E3C987 color

#E3C987 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E3C987 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(227, 201, 135) (89% red, 78.8% green, 52.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 36 / 11 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E3C987 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sandbar (#E2C385). Slightly further away sit New Orleans (#E4C385) and Light Gamboge (#E7C58B).

In RGB terms — rgb(227, 201, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E3C987: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E3C987 color variations

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

#E3C987 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Eighth Dutch White

#F9F4E7
White

#FFFFFF

#E3C987 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E3C987 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E3C987 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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#E3C987 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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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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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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#E39B87
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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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#C987E3
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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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#A1E387
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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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#87E39B
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#87A1E3
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#E387CF
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Nearest named colors to #E3C987

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

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

#E3C987 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E3C987
  • RGB227, 201, 135
  • CMYK0, 10, 36, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 201, 135)
  • HSL43°, 62%, 71%
  • HSL Precise43.043°, 62.162%, 70.98%
  • HSV43°, 41%, 89%
  • HSB43°, 41%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.788, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.788, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.788, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE3C987
  • DECIMAL ID14928263
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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