Information about #E4C990 color

#E4C990 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E4C990 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(228, 201, 144) — 89.4% red, 78.8% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 33 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E4C990 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 almost identical to Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Amber (#E7D08B) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 201, 144) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E4C990 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E4C990 color variations

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

#E4C990 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E4C990 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E4C990 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E4C990 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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#E4C990 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #E4C990

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

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

#E4C990 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E4C990
  • RGB228, 201, 144
  • CMYK0, 11, 33, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 201, 144)
  • HSL41°, 61%, 73%
  • HSL Precise40.714°, 60.87%, 72.941%
  • HSV41°, 37%, 89%
  • HSB41°, 37%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.788, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.788, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.788, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE4C990
  • DECIMAL ID14993808
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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