Information about #E6D49E color

#E6D49E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E6D49E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 212, 158) — 90.2% red, 83.1% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 28 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #E6D49E floats near the light end of the scale. 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 a hair away from Cookie (#E6CEA0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Colonial White (#E4CF99) and Chamois (#E8CD9A).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 212, 158) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E6D49E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E6D49E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E6D49E color variations

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#E6D49E 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 #E6D49E

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

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Dairy Cream color link
Dairy Cream

#EDD2A4

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Astra color link
Astra

#EDD5A6

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

#E6D49E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6D49E
  • RGB230, 212, 158
  • CMYK0, 7, 28, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 212, 158)
  • HSL45°, 59%, 76%
  • HSL Precise45°, 59.016%, 76.078%
  • HSV45°, 31%, 90%
  • HSB45°, 31%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.831, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.831, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.831, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6D49E
  • DECIMAL ID15127710
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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