What color is #E6F249?

#E6F249 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F249?

The RGB value is 230, 242, 73: 230 red, 242 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F249?

The complementary color is #5549F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F249 color

#E6F249 rgb(230, 242, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E6F249 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 94.9% green and 28.6% blue (230, 242, 73).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 87% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Buttercup Glow (#F1F458), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#E6F249 color codes

HEX	`#E6F249`
RGB	`rgb(230, 242, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 94.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 70%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, -23.88, 75.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 79.3, 107.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.59, 80.81, 18.445)`
Decimal	`15135305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F249, 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 #E6F249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #E6F249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f249; }
.text { color: #e6f249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 242 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f249, #92f249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E6F249?: #E6F249 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F249?: The RGB value is 230, 242, 73: 230 red, 242 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F249?: The complementary color is #5549F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.