Information about #E7CD8C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#E7CD8C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 205, 140) — 90.6% red, 80.4% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 36 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E7CD8C reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Amber (#E7D08B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Gamboge (#E7C58B) and New Orleans (#E4C385).

In RGB terms — rgb(231, 205, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #E7CD8C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E7CD8C color variations

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

#E7CD8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E7CD8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E7CD8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E7CD8C 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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#E7CD8C 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 #E7CD8C

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

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

#E7CD8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7CD8C
  • RGB231, 205, 140
  • CMYK0, 10, 36, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 205, 140)
  • HSL43°, 65%, 73%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 65.468%, 72.745%
  • HSV43°, 39%, 91%
  • HSB43°, 39%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.804, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.804, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.804, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE7CD8C
  • DECIMAL ID15191436
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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