#e6c9bc Color Information

#e6c9bc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e6c9bc, and its official name is Almond Willow. In RGB, it consists of 90.2% Red, 78.8% Green, and 73.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 12.6% Magenta, 18.3% Yellow, and 9.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 18.6°, with saturation of 45.7% and lightness of 82%. The decimal value for #e6c9bc is 15124924, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e6c9bc is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e6c9bc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAlmond Willow Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color230, 201, 188 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color90.2%, 78.8%, 73.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.098, 0.212, 0.263 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.126, 0.183, 0.098 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color18.6°, 45.7%, 82.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color18.6°, 18.3%, 90.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color62.597, 62.227, 56.289 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color230, 207, 188 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15124924 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.034, 8.148, 10.233 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.034, 13.080, 51.471 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.034, 18.468, 13.430 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color78.884, 3.598, 12.912 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.346, 0.344, 62.227 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293315004 / 0xffe6c9bc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcccc Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #e6c9bc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e6c9bc, its pure hue is 18.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, and its lightness is 82.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e6c9bc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1918 to #c9b0a5.

Tints of #e6c9bc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e6c9bc, its pure hue is 18.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, and its lightness is 82.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e6c9bc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e9d0c4 to #fcf8f7.

Tones of #e6c9bc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e6c9bc, its pure hue is 18.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e6c9bc, which range from #d1d1d1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffbfa3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e6c9bc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e6c9bc! For #e6c9bc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e6c9bc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e6c9bc

This color, #e6c9bc, consists of 90.2% Red, 78.8% Green, and 73.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 230, Green = 201, Blue = 188. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e6c9bc is 0% Cyan, 12.6% Magenta, 18.3% Yellow, and 9.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R90.2%
C0.0%
G78.8%
M12.6%
B73.7%
Y18.3%
K9.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 230 201 188
Octal 346 311 274
Hexa #e6 #c9 #bc
Binary 11100110 11001001 10111100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 12 18 9
Octal 0 14 22 11
Hexa #00 #0c #12 #09
Binary 00000000 00001100 00010010 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e6c9bc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e6c9bc — which has hue 18.6° — its analogous colors are located at 18.6° and 348.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e6c9bc.

Triadic Colors of #e6c9bc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e6c9bc — which has hue 18.6° — its triadic colors are located at 18.6° and 258.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e6c9bc.

Complementary Color of #e6c9bc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e6c9bc — which has hue 18.6° — its complementary color is located at 198.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e6c9bc.

Split Complementary Colors of #e6c9bc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e6c9bc — which has hue 18.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 18.6° and 228.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e6c9bc.

Tetradic Colors of #e6c9bc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e6c9bc — which has hue 18.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 288.6°, 18.6°, 108.6°, and 198.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e6c9bc.

Monochromatic Colors of #e6c9bc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e6c9bc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #cab4aa — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8e2d8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e6c9bc

We want to make getting started with #e6c9bc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e6c9bc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e6c9bc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e6c9bc with other HTML elements.

#e6c9bc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e6c9bc.
<span style="color: #e6c9bc;">The color of this text is #e6c9bc.</span>

#e6c9bc Background Color

The background color for this text is #e6c9bc.
<div style="background-color: #e6c9bc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e6c9bc.</div>

#e6c9bc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e6c9bc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e6c9bc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e6c9bc.</span>

#e6c9bc Border Color

This is a div with border color #e6c9bc.
<div style="border: #e6c9bc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e6c9bc.</div>

#e6c9bc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e6c9bc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e6c9bc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e6c9bc on a white background.</div></div>

#e6c9bc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e6c9bc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e6c9bc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e6c9bc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e6c9bc to White

This is a gradient from #e6c9bc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e6c9bc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e6c9bc to white.</div>

Gradient from #e6c9bc to Black

This is a gradient from #e6c9bc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e6c9bc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e6c9bc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e6c9bc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e6c9bc

In addition to using #e6c9bc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e6c9bc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e6c9bc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 230, Green = 201, Blue = 188). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e6c9bc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e6c9bc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(230, 201, 188)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e6c9bc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e6c9bc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e6c9bc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(230, 201, 188);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e6c9bc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:230, green:201, blue:188, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:230 green:201 blue:188 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(230f, 201f, 188f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(230, 201, 188);
 

#e6c9bc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e6c9bc the same way. For those with color blindness, #e6c9bc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e6c9bc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e6c9bc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e6c9bc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e6c9bc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e6c9bc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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