Information about #E6B18E color

#E6B18E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6B18E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 177, 142) — 90.2% red, 69.4% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 35 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6B18E is a strongly colored 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 practically indistinguishable from Light Tangelo (#E7AE8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pancho (#DFB992) and Moscato (#DEBA8E).

The recipe behind #E6B18E is rgb(230, 177, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6B18E: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #E6B18E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E6B18E color variations

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#E6B18E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E6B18E

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

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

Lala Tan color link
Lala Tan

#E0B19A

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6B18E
  • RGB230, 177, 142
  • CMYK0, 21, 35, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 177, 142)
  • HSL24°, 64%, 73%
  • HSL Precise23.864°, 63.768%, 72.941%
  • HSV24°, 38%, 90%
  • HSB24°, 38%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.694, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.694, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.694, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6B18E
  • DECIMAL ID15118734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01