Information about #E6C693 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6C693 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(230, 198, 147) (90.2% red, 77.6% green, 57.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 33 / 10 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E6C693 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chamois (#E8CD9A) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).

The recipe behind #E6C693 is rgb(230, 198, 147), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E6C693 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #E6C693 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6C693 color variations

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

#E6C693 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6C693 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6C693 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6C693 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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#E6C693 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 #E6C693

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

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Eggshell Paper color link
Eggshell Paper

#E2BE9F

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

#E6C693 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6C693
  • RGB230, 198, 147
  • CMYK0, 13, 33, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 198, 147)
  • HSL37°, 62%, 74%
  • HSL Precise36.867°, 62.406%, 73.922%
  • HSV37°, 36%, 90%
  • HSB37°, 36%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.776, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.776, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.776, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6C693
  • DECIMAL ID15124115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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