What color is #E6CB00?

#E6CB00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CB00?

The RGB value is 230, 203, 0: 230 red, 203 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CB00?

The complementary color is #001BE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CB00 color

#E6CB00 rgb(230, 203, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6CB00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.6% green and 0% blue (230, 203, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#E6CB00 color codes

HEX	`#E6CB00`
RGB	`rgb(230, 203, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -6.54, 82.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 82.54, 94.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.992, 59.538, 8.648)`
Decimal	`15125248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CB00, 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 #E6CB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #E6CB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cb00; }
.text { color: #e6cb00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cb00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 203 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cb00, #8ee600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #E6CB00?: #E6CB00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CB00?: The RGB value is 230, 203, 0: 230 red, 203 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CB00?: The complementary color is #001BE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.