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#E6C07A Color

#E6C07A is rgb(230, 192, 122) in RGB, hsl(39, 68%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 47%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6C07A
HEX#E6C07A
RGBrgb(230, 192, 122)
HSLhsl(39, 68%, 69%)
HSVhsv(39, 47%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 47%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.098 81.9)
LABlab(79.94% 7.54 40.47)
LCHlch(79.94% 41.17 79.45)

What #E6C07A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E6C07A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#E6C07A Channel Values

How #E6C07A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 230 · G 192 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 68% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 47% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 47% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6C07A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6C07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6C07A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E6C07A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E6C07A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E6C07A
Protanopia#C7C77A
Protanomaly#D4C47A
Deuteranopia#CECE78
Deuteranomaly#D8C879
Tritanopia#EBB9B9
Tritanomaly#E9BCA4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #E6C07A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e6c07a: #E6C07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6C07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6c07a': '#E6C07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.753, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_e6c07a">#E6C07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6C07A"

More Orange Colors

#E6C07A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6C07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6C07A?

#E6C07A is a light orange — rgb(230, 192, 122) in RGB and hsl(39, 68%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #E6C07A?

#E6C07A is rgb(230, 192, 122) — red 230, green 192, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6C07A?

#E6C07A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 47%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6C07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6C07A scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6C07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6C07A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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