#E6A874 Hex Color
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#e6a874 is a light, muted orange with peach and soft brown undertones. Its warm, mellow finish brings softness and optimism to spring palettes, baby products, food branding, and autumn designs. Use it as a supporting background or 30% secondary tone, paired with deep teal or charcoal. The hex code #e6a874 supports clear black text at about 10.2:1 contrast.
Questions about #e6a874
What is #e6a874 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e6a874 is rgb(230, 168, 116), in HSL hsl(27, 70%, 68%) and in CMYK 0%, 27%, 50%, 10%.
What colors pair well with #e6a874?
#e6a874 pairs well with deep teal, charcoal, cream, and muted sage, using cooler or softer tones to balance its peachy warmth. Deep teal creates contrast, while charcoal and cream keep the palette calm and approachable.
Is #e6a874 a warm or cool color?
#e6a874 reads as a warm color because its orange base is softened by peach and light brown undertones, giving spring, food, baby-product, and autumn-focused designs an approachable mood without the intensity of a brighter orange.
Does #e6a874 work with black text?
#e6a874 works well with black text, delivering about a 10.2:1 contrast ratio that supports strong readability and meets WCAG AAA for normal-sized text when the color is used as the background. White text has much lower contrast.
Where can #e6a874 be used?
#e6a874 works well as a soft supporting background or secondary accent in spring palettes, baby products, food branding, and autumn designs, especially when you want warmth and optimism without a highly saturated orange. Keeping it near 30% preserves balance.
Is #e6a874 readable on white or black?
#e6a874 has a 2.05:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.21:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.