Information about #E4C38C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #E4C38C reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for 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 New Orleans (#E4C385) and Sandbar (#E2C385).
The recipe behind #E4C38C is rgb(228, 195, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E4C38C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#E4C38C color variations
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#E4C38C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E4C38C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E4C38C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E4C38C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E4C38C 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 #E4C38C color
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Nearest named colors to #E4C38C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E7C58B
#E4C385
#E2C385
#DEBA8E
#DEC083
#DDC283
#DFC281
#D8BF8B
#DFB992
#E7D08B
#DEB887
#EBC881
#E4C38C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E4C38C
- RGB228, 195, 140
- CMYK0, 13, 35, 11
- CSSrgb(228, 195, 140)
- HSL38°, 62%, 72%
- HSL Precise37.5°, 61.972%, 72.157%
- HSV38°, 39%, 89%
- HSB38°, 39%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.765, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.765, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.765, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE4C38C
- DECIMAL ID14992268
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
