Pale Gold (#E6BE8A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.74:1 — vs black: 12.10:1

Color values

HEX #E6BE8A
RGB rgb(230, 190, 138)
HSL hsl(33, 64%, 72%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 17, 40, 10 )
Websafe #FFCC99

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E6BE8A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#8AB2E6

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#E6908A

#E0E68A

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#8AE6BE

#BE8AE6

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#8AE0E6

#908AE6

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#8AE690

#8AB2E6

#E68AE0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Gold
#E6BE8A Base

#B17526

#D99B4B

#DFAB68

#EDD1AC

#F3E1C9

#FBF3EA

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Gold, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150E04

— #4D3311

— #86581D

— #BE7D29

— #DA9F52

Pale Gold #E6BE8A Base

— #EAC99D

— #EED3B0

— #F2DEC4

— #F6E9D7

— #FBF3EA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E6BE8A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E6BE8A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E6BE8A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E6BE8A;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E6BE8A,
        #8AB2E6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E6BE8A,
        #8AB2E6
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-gold: #E6BE8A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-gold-r: 230;
$pale-gold-g: 190;
$pale-gold-b: 138;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-gold;
    color: rgba($pale-gold-r, $pale-gold-g, $pale-gold-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Gold appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E6BE8A How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #CBCB88 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C3C38A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #EAB8B8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C4C4C4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Gold ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Gold #E6BE8A Base

Burlywood #DEB887 ΔE 1.76

Tan #D2B48C ΔE 4.58

Peach-orange #FFCC99 ΔE 5.12

Champagne #FAD6A5 ΔE 5.70

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.