What color is #E6E4B9?

#E6E4B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E4B9?

The RGB value is 230, 228, 185: 230 red, 228 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4B9?

The complementary color is #B9BBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E4B9 color

#E6E4B9 rgb(230, 228, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E6E4B9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 72.5% blue (230, 228, 185).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 47% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#E6E4B9 color codes

HEX	`#E6E4B9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 228, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 47%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, -6.25, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 22.19, 106.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.133, 75.813, 56.881)`
Decimal	`15131833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E4B9, 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 #E6E4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #E6E4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e4b9; }
.text { color: #e6e4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 228 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e4b9, #d1e6b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E6E4B9?: #E6E4B9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E4B9?: The RGB value is 230, 228, 185: 230 red, 228 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E4B9?: The complementary color is #B9BBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.