Information about #E6970E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#E6970E presents itself as a intensely saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gamboge (#E49B0F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rich Orange (#F38D11) and Saffron Gold (#F08F00).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 151, 14)), which gives #E6970E its character. If you plan to put text on a #E6970E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E6970E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#E6970E color variations
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#E6970E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E6970E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E6970E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E6970E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E6970E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E6970E color
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Nearest named colors to #E6970E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E49B0F
#F38D11
#F08F00
#DA9100
#D7991C
#ED9121
#F7931A
#FB9912
#D4A017
#E9AB17
#EAA221
#F79E1B
#E6970E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E6970E
- RGB230, 151, 14
- CMYK0, 31, 85, 10
- CSSrgb(230, 151, 14)
- HSL38°, 89%, 48%
- HSL Precise38.056°, 88.525%, 47.843%
- HSV38°, 94%, 90%
- HSB38°, 94%, 90%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
- GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.592, 0.055)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.592, 0.055, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.592, 0.055)
- Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDE6970E
- DECIMAL ID15111950
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
