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#E6B8A6

#e6b8a6 ≈ Zinnwaldite

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6b8a6 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 72.16% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27.83% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 16.87°, with 56.14% saturation and 77.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zinnwaldite (#ebc2af), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.5386

Complementary

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #a6d4e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #a6e6d8
  3. #a6b4e6

Analogous

  1. #e6a6b4
  2. #e6b8a6
  3. #e6d8a6

Triadic

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #a6e6b8
  3. #b8a6e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #d4e6a6
  3. #a6d4e6
  4. #b8a6e6

Square

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #b4e6a6
  3. #a6d4e6
  4. #d8a6e6

Monochromatic

  1. #be5c35
  2. #d5886a
  3. #e6b8a6
  4. #f7e8e2
  5. #fbf2ef

Shades

#e6b8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #cfa695
  3. #b89385
  4. #a18174
  5. #8a6e64
  6. #735c53
  7. #5c4a42
  8. #453732
  9. #2e2521
  10. #171211
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6b8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #e9bfaf
  3. #ebc6b8
  4. #eecdc1
  5. #f0d4ca
  6. #f3dcd3
  7. #f5e3db
  8. #f8eae4
  9. #faf1ed
  10. #fdf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6b8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6b8a6
  2. #dcb2a2
  3. #d2ad9e
  4. #c7a79b
  5. #bda297
  6. #b39c93
  7. #a9968f
  8. #9f918b
  9. #948b88
  10. #8a8684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1beb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3bca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec6a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2b1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c0a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb4ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6b8a6 {
  color: #e6b8a6;
}
Background
.bg-e6b8a6 {
  background-color: #e6b8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6b8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #e6b8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6b8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 184 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 56% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6b8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6b8a6, #e6d8a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6b8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 184 166 / 0.35);
}

#ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 2.77 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 6.43 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.60 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.73 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 6.98 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.24 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.84 #194759 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Zinnwaldite
#e6b8a6  rgb(230, 184, 166)  hsl(17, 56%, 78%)  Zinnwaldite
#a6d4e6  rgb(166, 212, 230)  hsl(197, 56%, 78%)  Light Blue
#a6e6b8  rgb(166, 230, 184)  hsl(137, 56%, 78%)  Celadon
#b8a6e6  rgb(184, 166, 230)  hsl(257, 56%, 78%)  Wisteria