Information about #E6C4A3 color

#E6C4A3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6C4A3 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 196, 163) — 90.2% red, 76.9% green, 63.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 26 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6C4A3 presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Wood (#E9C2A6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Apricot Illusion (#E2C4A6) and Natural Beige (#E4C9A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 196, 163) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #E6C4A3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6C4A3 color variations

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

#E6C4A3 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 #E6C4A3

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

Light Wood color link
Light Wood

#E9C2A6

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Manila color link
Manila

#E7C9A9

Negroni color link
Negroni

#EEC7A2

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6C4A3
  • RGB230, 196, 163
  • CMYK0, 13, 26, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 196, 163)
  • HSL30°, 57%, 77%
  • HSL Precise29.552°, 57.265%, 77.059%
  • HSV30°, 29%, 90%
  • HSB30°, 29%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.769, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.769, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.769, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6C4A3
  • DECIMAL ID15123619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01