Information about #E5C28D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively orange, #E5C28D has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Slightly further away sit New Orleans (#E4C385) and Sandbar (#E2C385).
In RGB terms — rgb(229, 194, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E5C28D: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #E5C28D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#E5C28D color variations
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#E5C28D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E5C28D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E5C28D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E5C28D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E5C28D 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 #E5C28D color
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Nearest named colors to #E5C28D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E7C58B
#E4C385
#E2C385
#DEBA8E
#DFB992
#DEC083
#DDC283
#DFC281
#D8BF8B
#DEB887
#E7D08B
#EBC881
#E5C28D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E5C28D
- RGB229, 194, 141
- CMYK0, 14, 35, 10
- CSSrgb(229, 194, 141)
- HSL36°, 63%, 73%
- HSL Precise36.136°, 62.857%, 72.549%
- HSV36°, 38%, 90%
- HSB36°, 38%, 90%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.761, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.761, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.761, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE5C28D
- DECIMAL ID15057549
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
