What color is #E6B365?

#E6B365 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Harvest Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B365?

The RGB value is 230, 179, 101: 230 red, 179 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B365?

The complementary color is #6598E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B365 color

#E6B365 rgb(230, 179, 101)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6B365 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 70.2% green and 39.6% blue (230, 179, 101).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 72% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Harvest Gold (#EAB76A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#E6B365 color codes

HEX	`#E6B365`
RGB	`rgb(230, 179, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 70.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 72%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, 9.71, 46.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 47.46, 78.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.105, 50.006, 19.27)`
Decimal	`15119205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B365, 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 #E6B365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #E6B365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b365; }
.text { color: #e6b365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 179 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b365, #d9e665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #E6B365?: #E6B365 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Harvest Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B365?: The RGB value is 230, 179, 101: 230 red, 179 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B365?: The complementary color is #6598E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.