Information about #FFE6C1 color

#FFE6C1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFE6C1 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 230, 193) — 100% red, 90.2% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 24 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFE6C1 reads as a maximally vivid orange and is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Gamboge (#FFE8C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bisque (#FFE4C4) and Skin (#FFE0BD).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 230, 193)), which gives #FFE6C1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFE6C1: 17.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFE6C1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFE6C1 color variations

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#FFE6C1 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 #FFE6C1

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

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Bisque color link
Bisque

#FFE4C4

Skin color link
Skin

#FFE0BD

Egg Sour color link
Egg Sour

#F9E4C5

Derby color link
Derby

#F9E4C6

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Karry color link
Karry

#FEDCC1

Pipi color link
Pipi

#F5E6C4

#FFE6C1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFE6C1
  • RGB255, 230, 193
  • CMYK0, 10, 24, 0
  • HSL36°, 100%, 88%
  • HSL Precise35.806°, 100%, 87.843%
  • HSV36°, 24%, 100%
  • HSB36°, 24%, 100%
  • HEX IDFFE6C1
  • DECIMAL ID16770753
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
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