Information about #E8AE7C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E8AE7C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(232, 174, 124) — 91% red, 68.2% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 42 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #E8AE7C 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 Apricot Nectar (#ECAA79). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Manhattan (#E2AF80) and Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176).

In RGB terms — rgb(232, 174, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E8AE7C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #E8AE7C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E8AE7C color variations

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#E8AE7C 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 #E8AE7C

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

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Warm Peach color link
Warm Peach

#EBB675

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Tacao color link
Tacao

#F6AE78

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Deja Vu color link
Deja Vu

#D7AE81

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

#E8AE7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E8AE7C
  • RGB232, 174, 124
  • CMYK0, 23, 42, 9
  • HSL28°, 70%, 70%
  • HSL Precise27.778°, 70.13%, 69.804%
  • HSV28°, 47%, 91%
  • HSB28°, 47%, 91%
  • HEX IDE8AE7C
  • DECIMAL ID15249020
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
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