Information about #E6CD8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6CD8D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 205, 141) — 90.2% red, 80.4% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 35 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E6CD8D reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Amber (#E7D08B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Gamboge (#E7C58B) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).

The recipe behind #E6CD8D is rgb(230, 205, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E6CD8D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #E6CD8D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6CD8D color variations

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

#E6CD8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6CD8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6CD8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6CD8D 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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#E6CD8D 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 #E6CD8D

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

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

#E6CD8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6CD8D
  • RGB230, 205, 141
  • CMYK0, 10, 35, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 205, 141)
  • HSL43°, 64%, 73%
  • HSL Precise43.146°, 64.029%, 72.745%
  • HSV43°, 39%, 90%
  • HSB43°, 39%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.804, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.804, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.804, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6CD8D
  • DECIMAL ID15125901
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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