What color is #E1E6BC?

#E1E6BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E6BC?

The RGB value is 225, 230, 188: 225 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E6BC?

The complementary color is #C1BCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E6BC color

#E1E6BC rgb(225, 230, 188)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1E6BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.2% green and 73.7% blue (225, 230, 188).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#E1E6BC color codes

HEX	`#E1E6BC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 230, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.97, -8.64, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.97, 21.74, 113.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.424, 76.232, 58.677)`
Decimal	`14804668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E6BC, 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 #E1E6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #E1E6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e6bc; }
.text { color: #e1e6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 230 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e6bc, #cce6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E1E6BC?: #E1E6BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E6BC?: The RGB value is 225, 230, 188: 225 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E6BC?: The complementary color is #C1BCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.