Information about #E6B656 color

#E6B656 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6B656 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 182, 86) — 90.2% red, 71.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 56 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E6B656 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and 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 a hair away from Sunkissed (#E6B553). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Gamboge (#E7AF51) and Lanzones (#E0BC5B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 182, 86)), which gives #E6B656 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6B656: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6B656 color variations

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

#E6B656 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6B656 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6B656 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6B656 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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#E6B656 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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#B656E6
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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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#86E656
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#B656E6
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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 #E6B656

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

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Brilliant Gamboge color link
Brilliant Gamboge

#E7AF51

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Dirty Mustard color link
Dirty Mustard

#E2B45F

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Brilliant Amber color link
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

#E6B656 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6B656
  • RGB230, 182, 86
  • CMYK0, 19, 56, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 182, 86)
  • HSL40°, 74%, 62%
  • HSL Precise40°, 74.227%, 61.961%
  • HSV40°, 63%, 90%
  • HSB40°, 63%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.714, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.714, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.714, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6B656
  • DECIMAL ID15119958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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