Information about #E6A06A color

#E6A06A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6A06A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 160, 106) — 90.2% red, 62.7% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 49 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E6A06A reads as a strongly colored warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Fawn (#E5AA70). Slightly further away sit Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967) and Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 160, 106)), which gives #E6A06A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6A06A: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6A06A color variations

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#E6A06A 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 #E6A06A

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

#E6A06A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6A06A
  • RGB230, 160, 106
  • CMYK0, 27, 49, 10
  • HSL26°, 71%, 66%
  • HSL Precise26.129°, 71.264%, 65.882%
  • HSV26°, 54%, 90%
  • HSB26°, 54%, 90%
  • HEX IDE6A06A
  • DECIMAL ID15114346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
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