Information about #E6C399 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6C399 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 195, 153) — 90.2% red, 76.5% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 30 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E6C399 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning 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 almost identical to New Tan (#EBC79E). Slightly further away sit Eggshell Paper (#E2BE9F) and Chamois (#E8CD9A).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 195, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6C399: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6C399 color variations

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

#E6C399 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6C399 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6C399 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6C399 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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#E6C399 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #E6C399

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

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Eggshell Paper color link
Eggshell Paper

#E2BE9F

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Rustic Peach color link
Rustic Peach

#EFC99F

Raffia color link
Raffia

#DCC6A0

Negroni color link
Negroni

#EEC7A2

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

#E6C399 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6C399
  • RGB230, 195, 153
  • CMYK0, 14, 30, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 195, 153)
  • HSL33°, 61%, 75%
  • HSL Precise32.727°, 60.63%, 75.098%
  • HSV33°, 33%, 90%
  • HSB33°, 33%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.765, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.765, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.765, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6C399
  • DECIMAL ID15123353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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