Information about #E5CD8A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E5CD8A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(229, 205, 138) — 89.8% red, 80.4% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 36 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E5CD8A is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Amber (#E7D08B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Gamboge (#E7C58B) and New Orleans (#E4C385).

In RGB terms — rgb(229, 205, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E5CD8A: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E5CD8A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E5CD8A color variations

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

#E5CD8A color tints

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

#F9F4E7
White

#FFFFFF

#E5CD8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E5CD8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E5CD8A 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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#E5CD8A 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 #E5CD8A

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

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

#E5CD8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5CD8A
  • RGB229, 205, 138
  • CMYK0, 9, 36, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 205, 138)
  • HSL44°, 64%, 72%
  • HSL Precise44.176°, 63.636%, 71.961%
  • HSV44°, 40%, 90%
  • HSB44°, 40%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.804, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.804, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.804, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE5CD8A
  • DECIMAL ID15060362
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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