What color is #E6D26E?

#E6D26E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D26E?

The RGB value is 230, 210, 110: 230 red, 210 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D26E?

The complementary color is #6E82E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D26E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D26E color

#E6D26E rgb(230, 210, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6D26E is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.4% green and 43.1% blue (230, 210, 110).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 71% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Golden Glitter Storm (#EAD771), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#E6D26E color codes

HEX	`#E6D26E`
RGB	`rgb(230, 210, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 71%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, -5.68, 51.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 51.84, 96.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.496, 64.044, 24.029)`
Decimal	`15127150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D26E, 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 #E6D26E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D26E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #E6D26E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d26e; }
.text { color: #e6d26e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d26e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 210 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d26e, #bee66e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E6D26E?: #E6D26E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D26E?: The RGB value is 230, 210, 110: 230 red, 210 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D26E?: The complementary color is #6E82E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D26E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.