Information about #E6CDA2 color

#E6CDA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E6CDA2 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 205, 162) — 90.2% red, 80.4% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 27 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #E6CDA2 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cookie (#E6CEA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F) and Natural Beige (#E4C9A8).

The recipe behind #E6CDA2 is rgb(230, 205, 162), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E6CDA2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6CDA2 color variations

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#E6CDA2 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 #E6CDA2

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

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Manila color link
Manila

#E7C9A9

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Dairy Cream color link
Dairy Cream

#EDD2A4

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Durian White color link
Durian White

#E6D0AB

Negroni color link
Negroni

#EEC7A2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6CDA2
  • RGB230, 205, 162
  • CMYK0, 10, 27, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 205, 162)
  • HSL38°, 58%, 77%
  • HSL Precise37.941°, 57.627%, 76.863%
  • HSV38°, 30%, 90%
  • HSB38°, 30%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.804, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.804, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.804, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6CDA2
  • DECIMAL ID15125922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01