Information about #E49A6C color

#E49A6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E49A6C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 154, 108) — 89.4% red, 60.4% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 47 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E49A6C is a strongly colored warm orange 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 Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C). Slightly further away sit Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967) and Middle Red (#E58E73).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(228, 154, 108)), which gives #E49A6C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E49A6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E49A6C color variations

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

#E49A6C 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 #E49A6C

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

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E49A6C
  • RGB228, 154, 108
  • CMYK0, 29, 47, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 154, 108)
  • HSL23°, 69%, 66%
  • HSL Precise23°, 68.966%, 65.882%
  • HSV23°, 53%, 89%
  • HSB23°, 53%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.604, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.604, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.604, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE49A6C
  • DECIMAL ID14981740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01