#e6c299

Color #e6c299

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e6c299

RGB

rgb(230, 194, 153)

HSL

hsl(31.9, 60.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.9, 33.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 33.5%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(80.58, 7.03, 25.41)

LCH

lch(80.58, 26.36, 74.54)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0681, 70.34)

HWB

hwb(31.9, 60%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bde6

Analogous

#e69b99

#e6c299

#e4e699

Triadic

#e6c299

#99e6c2

#c299e6

Split-complementary

#e6c299

#99e4e6

#9b99e6

Tetradic

#e6c299

#bde699

#99bde6

#c299e6

Square

#e6c299

#99e69b

#99bde6

#e699e4

Shades

Color #e6c299 mixed toward black.

#d9a366

#cd8533

#9a6326

#674219

#33210d

Tints

Color #e6c299 mixed toward white.

#eaccaa

#eed6bb

#f2e0cc

#f7ebdd

#fbf5ee

Tones

Color #e6c299 mixed toward gray.

#e0c29f

#d9c1a6

#d3c1ac

#ccc0b3

#c6c0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7a4 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#d9dca7 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#e4acae · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6c299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6c299]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#e6c299 (#e6c299) is rgb(230, 194, 153) in RGB.

No, #e6c299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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