What color is #E9C160?

#E9C160 is a light, moderate orange known as Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey Crisp?

The RGB value is 233, 193, 96: 233 red, 193 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honey Crisp?

The complementary color is #6088E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey Crisp color: hex code #E9C160

#E9C160 rgb(233, 193, 96)

Shades of yellow

Honey Crisp has the hex code #E9C160. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 75.7% green and 37.6% blue (233, 193, 96).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 76% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 59% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

Honey Crisp (#E9C160) color codes

HEX	`#E9C160`
RGB	`rgb(233, 193, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 75.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 76%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 59%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 59%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.79, 3.23, 53.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.79, 53.4, 86.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.788, 56.311, 19.047)`
Decimal	`15319392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey Crisp, 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 #E9C160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #E9C160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c160; }
.text { color: #e9c160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 193 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c160, #cce960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #E9C160 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9C160?: #E9C160 is a light, moderate orange known as Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey Crisp?: The RGB value is 233, 193, 96: 233 red, 193 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey Crisp?: The complementary color is #6088E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.