#E6BF5B Color

#E6BF5B is rgb(230, 191, 91) in RGB, hsl(43, 74%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 60%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6BF5B

HEX#E6BF5B

RGBrgb(230, 191, 91)

HSLhsl(43, 74%, 63%)

HSVhsv(43, 60%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 60%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.126 88)

LABlab(79.38% 6.21 54.71)

LCHlch(79.38% 55.06 83.53)

What #E6BF5B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E6BF5B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 2.37 Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D568ΔE 8.3 Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 10.2 Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 10.51 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 10.82 Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 10.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E6BF5B Channel Values

How #E6BF5B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 230 · G 191 · B 91	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 74% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 60% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 17% · Y 60% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6BF5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6BF5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6BF5B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E6BF5B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E6BF5B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E6BF5B

Protanopia#C6C65A

Protanomaly#D4C35B

Deuteranopia#CDCD58

Deuteranomaly#D7C859

Tritanopia#EDB6B6

Tritanomaly#EABA9A

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #E6BF5B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e6bf5b: #E6BF5B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6BF5B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6bf5b': '#E6BF5B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.749, blue: 0.357)

Android XML<color name="color_e6bf5b">#E6BF5B</color>

SVG fillfill="#E6BF5B"

More Yellow Colors

#E6BF5B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e6e0d4 e5e600 e6e200 e5dc7b e7e727 e5d334 e7e7ab e5bb52 e9d66b e4e4a0 eac975 e4d96f f0d799 f5f5dc fafa37 fedf00 ffdf00 fffad1 ffff8a 383810 666600 979244 bda000 d1bc00

#E6BF5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6BF5B?

#E6BF5B is a light yellow — rgb(230, 191, 91) in RGB and hsl(43, 74%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.37.

What is the RGB value of #E6BF5B?

#E6BF5B is rgb(230, 191, 91) — red 230, green 191, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6BF5B?

#E6BF5B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 60%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6BF5B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6BF5B scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6BF5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6BF5B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 17.21, which is visibly different.

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