What color is #E6DAA0?

#E6DAA0 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DAA0?

The RGB value is 230, 218, 160: 230 red, 218 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DAA0?

The complementary color is #A0ACE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DAA0 color

#E6DAA0 rgb(230, 218, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DAA0 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.5% green and 62.7% blue (230, 218, 160).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#E6DAA0 color codes

HEX	`#E6DAA0`
RGB	`rgb(230, 218, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.75, -4.54, 30.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.75, 30.44, 98.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.05, 69.505, 43.293)`
Decimal	`15129248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DAA0, 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 #E6DAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #E6DAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6daa0; }
.text { color: #e6daa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6daa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 218 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6daa0, #cfe6a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6DAA0?: #E6DAA0 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DAA0?: The RGB value is 230, 218, 160: 230 red, 218 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DAA0?: The complementary color is #A0ACE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.