What color is #E6E85A?

#E6E85A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E85A?

The RGB value is 230, 232, 90: 230 red, 232 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E85A?

The complementary color is #5C5AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E85A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E85A color

#E6E85A rgb(230, 232, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6E85A is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91% green and 35.3% blue (230, 232, 90).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 76% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple High (#EBEB57), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#E6E85A color codes

HEX	`#E6E85A`
RGB	`rgb(230, 232, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 76%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 61%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 61%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, -18.11, 66.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 69.05, 105.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.337, 75.276, 20.864)`
Decimal	`15132762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E85A, 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 #E6E85A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E85A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #E6E85A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e85a; }
.text { color: #e6e85a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e85a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 232 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e85a, #9fe85a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E6E85A?: #E6E85A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E85A?: The RGB value is 230, 232, 90: 230 red, 232 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E85A?: The complementary color is #5C5AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E85A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.