Information about #E6AE8E color

#E6AE8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6AE8E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 174, 142) — 90.2% red, 68.2% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 35 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #E6AE8E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Tangelo (#E7AE8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tumbleweed (#DEAA88) and Light Vermilion (#E7A28B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 174, 142)), which gives #E6AE8E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6AE8E: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #E6AE8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E6AE8E color variations

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

#E6AE8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6AE8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6AE8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6AE8E 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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#E6AE8E 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 #E6AE8E

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

Light Tangelo color link
Light Tangelo

#E7AE8B

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Light Vermilion color link
Light Vermilion

#E7A28B

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Lala Tan color link
Lala Tan

#E0B19A

Almost Apricot color link
Almost Apricot

#E5B39B

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Pictionary Pink color link
Pictionary Pink

#F3B596

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

#E6AE8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6AE8E
  • RGB230, 174, 142
  • CMYK0, 22, 35, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 174, 142)
  • HSL22°, 64%, 73%
  • HSL Precise21.818°, 63.768%, 72.941%
  • HSV22°, 38%, 90%
  • HSB22°, 38%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.682, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.682, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.682, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6AE8E
  • DECIMAL ID15117966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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