Information about #E2B460 color

#E2B460 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E2B460 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 180, 96) — 88.6% red, 70.6% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 51 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E2B460 is a strongly colored warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dirty Mustard (#E2B45F). Slightly further away sit Golden Fleece (#E1BC5F) and Equator (#DAB160).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(226, 180, 96)), which gives #E2B460 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2B460 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E2B460 color variations

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

#E2B460 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 #E2B460

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

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2B460
  • RGB226, 180, 96
  • CMYK0, 18, 51, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 180, 96)
  • HSL39°, 69%, 63%
  • HSL Precise38.769°, 69.149%, 63.137%
  • HSV39°, 58%, 89%
  • HSB39°, 58%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.706, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.706, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.706, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2B460
  • DECIMAL ID14857312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01