#E6A100 Color

#E6A100 is rgb(230, 161, 0) in RGB and hsl(42, 100%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Orange. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E6A100

HEX#E6A100

RGBrgb(230, 161, 0)

HSLhsl(42, 100%, 45%)

HSVhsv(42, 100%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.158 77.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E6A100 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E6A100 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E6A100 Complementary#0045E6 Analogous#E62E00 Analogous#B8E600 Triadic#00E6A1 Triadic#A100E6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E6A100, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFB70F #FFC233 #FFCE5C #FFD980 #FFE5A8 #FFF0CC

Shades

#C78B00 #A87600 #8A6000 #704F00 #523900 #332400

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