Palettes / Colors / #E6C19E

#E6C19E — Light Orange

#E6C19E is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #E6C19E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E6C19E is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EC3E6; it also sits naturally between #E69E9F and #E6E59E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 76% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 31% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E6C19E

.text { color: #E6C19E; }
.background { background-color: #E6C19E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6C19E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 193, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 59%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6C19E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 193, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6C19E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 193, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6C19E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6C19E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EC3E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6C19E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6C19E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E6C19E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E6C19E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E6C19D  ·  #E6C19F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6C19E?

#E6C19E is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 230, 193, 158). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6C19E?

#E6C19E is RGB 230, 193, 158 — HSL 29°, 59%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 31%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6C19E?

Its complement is #9EC3E6; analogous partners are #E69E9F and #E6E59E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6C19E for text?

Black text on #E6C19E has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.