Information about New Orleans color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #E4C385 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Sandbar (#E2C385). Slightly further away sit Chalky (#DFC281) and Manuka Honey (#DEC083).
The recipe behind #E4C385 is rgb(228, 195, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. The name "New Orleans" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
New Orleans color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
New Orleans color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
New Orleans color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
New Orleans color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
New Orleans color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
New Orleans 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to New Orleans color
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Nearest named colors to New Orleans
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#E2C385
#DFC281
#DEC083
#E7C58B
#DDC283
#E3BF7E
#EBC881
#E9BA81
#DEB887
#D8BF8B
#DEBA8E
#E7D08B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E4C385
- RGB228, 195, 133
- CMYK0, 13, 37, 11
- CSSrgb(228, 195, 133)
- HSL39°, 64%, 71%
- HSL Precise39.158°, 63.758%, 70.784%
- HSV39°, 42%, 89%
- HSB39°, 42%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
- GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.765, 0.522)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.765, 0.522, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.765, 0.522)
- Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE4C385
- DECIMAL ID14992261
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
