What color is #E6D05B?

#E6D05B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D05B?

The RGB value is 230, 208, 91: 230 red, 208 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D05B?

The complementary color is #5B71E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D05B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D05B color

#E6D05B rgb(230, 208, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6D05B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 81.6% green and 35.7% blue (230, 208, 91).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 74% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is New Gold (#EAD151), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#E6D05B color codes

HEX	`#E6D05B`
RGB	`rgb(230, 208, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 81.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 74%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 60%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, -6.09, 59.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 59.74, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.08, 62.693, 18.99)`
Decimal	`15126619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D05B, 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 #E6D05B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D05B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #E6D05B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d05b; }
.text { color: #e6d05b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d05b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 208 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d05b, #b7e65b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E6D05B?: #E6D05B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D05B?: The RGB value is 230, 208, 91: 230 red, 208 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D05B?: The complementary color is #5B71E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D05B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.