What color is #E6D682?

#E6D682 is a light, moderate yellow known as Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gold Winged?

The RGB value is 230, 214, 130: 230 red, 214 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gold Winged?

The complementary color is #8292E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gold Winged color: hex code #E6D682

#E6D682 rgb(230, 214, 130)

Shades of yellow

Gold Winged has the hex code #E6D682. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.9% green and 51% blue (230, 214, 130).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 67% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

Gold Winged (#E6D682) color codes

HEX	`#E6D682`
RGB	`rgb(230, 214, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 83.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 67%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -5.89, 43.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 43.76, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.71, 66.53, 30.758)`
Decimal	`15128194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gold Winged, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E6D682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E6D682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d682; }
.text { color: #e6d682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 214 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d682, #c4e682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #E6D682 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6D682?: #E6D682 is a light, moderate yellow known as Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gold Winged?: The RGB value is 230, 214, 130: 230 red, 214 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gold Winged?: The complementary color is #8292E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.