What color is #E6DC9E?

#E6DC9E 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 #E6DC9E?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 158: 230 red, 220 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DC9E?

The complementary color is #9EA8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DC9E color

#E6DC9E rgb(230, 220, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6DC9E is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 62% blue (230, 220, 158).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#E6DC9E color codes

HEX	`#E6DC9E`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -5.81, 31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 32.29, 100.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.398, 70.48, 42.553)`
Decimal	`15129758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DC9E, 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 #E6DC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #E6DC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dc9e; }
.text { color: #e6dc9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dc9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dc9e, #cce69e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6DC9E?: #E6DC9E 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 #E6DC9E?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 158: 230 red, 220 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DC9E?: The complementary color is #9EA8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.