Information about #E6CACE color

#E6CACE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6CACE falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 202, 206) — 90.2% red, 79.2% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 9 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6CACE is a mildly saturated warm red 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 practically indistinguishable from Devoted (#E8CDD0). Slightly further away sit Dust Storm (#E5CCC9) and Soft Ice Rose (#E7CFCA).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(230, 202, 206)), which gives #E6CACE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6CACE: 13.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #E6CACE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6CACE color variations

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

#E6CACE 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 #E6CACE

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

Devoted color link
Devoted

#E8CDD0

Dust Storm color link
Dust Storm

#E5CCC9

Soft Lip color link
Soft Lip

#EDCBCD

Lotion Pink color link
Lotion Pink

#ECCFCF

Prim color link
Prim

#E2CDD5

Queen Pink color link
Queen Pink

#E8CCD7

Dawn Pink color link
Dawn Pink

#E6D6CD

Bambina color link
Bambina

#E9D5D3

Swiss Coffee color link
Swiss Coffee

#DBD0CA

Pearl Bush color link
Pearl Bush

#DED1C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6CACE
  • RGB230, 202, 206
  • CMYK0, 11, 9, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 202, 206)
  • HSL351°, 36%, 85%
  • HSL Precise351.429°, 35.897%, 84.706%
  • HSV351°, 12%, 90%
  • HSB351°, 12%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.792, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.792, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.792, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6CACE
  • DECIMAL ID15125198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01