What color is #E6A64F?

#E6A64F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6A64F?

The RGB value is 230, 166, 79: 230 red, 166 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6A64F?

The complementary color is #4F8FE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6A64F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6A64F color

#E6A64F rgb(230, 166, 79)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6A64F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 65.1% green and 31% blue (230, 166, 79).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 75% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 66% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Polished Gold (#EEAA55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#E6A64F color codes

HEX	`#E6A64F`
RGB	`rgb(230, 166, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 65.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 75%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 66%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 66%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, 15.1, 53.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 55.24, 74.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.684, 44.664, 13.505)`
Decimal	`15115855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6A64F, 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 #E6A64F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6A64F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #E6A64F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6a64f; }
.text { color: #e6a64f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6a64f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 166 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6a64f, #dae64f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #E6A64F?: #E6A64F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Polished Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6A64F?: The RGB value is 230, 166, 79: 230 red, 166 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6A64F?: The complementary color is #4F8FE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6A64F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.