Information about #E6A755 color

#E6A755 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6A755 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 167, 85) — 90.2% red, 65.5% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 57 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6A755 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Indian Yellow (#E3A857). Slightly further away sit Sunray (#E3AB57) and Brilliant Gamboge (#E7AF51).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 167, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6A755: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6A755 color variations

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#E6A755 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 #E6A755

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

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6A755
  • RGB230, 167, 85
  • CMYK0, 25, 57, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 167, 85)
  • HSL34°, 74%, 62%
  • HSL Precise33.931°, 74.359%, 61.765%
  • HSV34°, 63%, 90%
  • HSB34°, 63%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.655, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.655, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.655, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6A755
  • DECIMAL ID15116117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01