Information about #E6C38F color

#E6C38F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6C38F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(230, 195, 143) (90.2% red, 76.5% green, 56.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 14 / 34 / 10 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E6C38F presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are New Orleans (#E4C385) and Sandbar (#E2C385).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 195, 143) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6C38F: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #E6C38F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E6C38F color variations

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

#E6C38F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6C38F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6C38F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6C38F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E6C38F 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
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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
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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
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#E6978E
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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
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#C38EE6
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E68EDD
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Nearest named colors to #E6C38F

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

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

#E6C38F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6C38F
  • RGB230, 195, 143
  • CMYK0, 14, 34, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 195, 143)
  • HSL36°, 64%, 73%
  • HSL Precise35.862°, 63.504%, 73.137%
  • HSV36°, 38%, 90%
  • HSB36°, 38%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.765, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.765, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.765, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6C38F
  • DECIMAL ID15123343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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