What color is #E6E090?

#E6E090 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E090?

The RGB value is 230, 224, 144: 230 red, 224 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E090?

The complementary color is #9096E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E090 color

#E6E090 rgb(230, 224, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6E090 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.8% green and 56.5% blue (230, 224, 144).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 63% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 37% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Lemonade (#EFE499), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#E6E090 color codes

HEX	`#E6E090`
RGB	`rgb(230, 224, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 63%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 37%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -9.47, 39.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 41.03, 103.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.324, 72.149, 36.918)`
Decimal	`15130768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E090, 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 #E6E090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #E6E090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e090; }
.text { color: #e6e090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 224 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e090, #c1e690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E6E090?: #E6E090 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E090?: The RGB value is 230, 224, 144: 230 red, 224 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E090?: The complementary color is #9096E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.