Information about #E7C78C color

#E7C78C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E7C78C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 199, 140) — 90.6% red, 78% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 36 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E7C78C reads as a vivid, lively orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Slightly further away sit New Orleans (#E4C385) and Light Amber (#E7D08B).

In RGB terms — rgb(231, 199, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. #E7C78C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E7C78C color variations

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#E7C78C 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 #E7C78C

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

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

#E7C78C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7C78C
  • RGB231, 199, 140
  • CMYK0, 13, 36, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 199, 140)
  • HSL39°, 65%, 73%
  • HSL Precise38.901°, 65.468%, 72.745%
  • HSV39°, 39%, 91%
  • HSB39°, 39%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.780, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.780, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.780, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE7C78C
  • DECIMAL ID15189900
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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