Information about #E6CAA8 color

#E6CAA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6CAA8 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 202, 168) — 90.2% red, 79.2% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 24 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6CAA8 is a pleasantly vivid orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Manila (#E7C9A9). Slightly further away sit Natural Beige (#E4C9A8) and Triple Solitaire (#E4CBAB).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 202, 168)), which gives #E6CAA8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6CAA8: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #E6CAA8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6CAA8 color variations

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

#E6CAA8 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 #E6CAA8

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

Manila color link
Manila

#E7C9A9

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Durian White color link
Durian White

#E6D0AB

Light Wood color link
Light Wood

#E9C2A6

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Desert Sand color link
Desert Sand

#EDC9AF

Negroni color link
Negroni

#EEC7A2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6CAA8
  • RGB230, 202, 168
  • CMYK0, 11, 24, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 202, 168)
  • HSL33°, 55%, 78%
  • HSL Precise32.903°, 55.357%, 78.039%
  • HSV33°, 27%, 90%
  • HSB33°, 27%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.792, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.792, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.792, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6CAA8
  • DECIMAL ID15125160
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01