#E6C42D Color

#E6C42D is rgb(230, 196, 45) in RGB and hsl(49, 79%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E6C42D

HEX#E6C42D

RGBrgb(230, 196, 45)

HSLhsl(49, 79%, 54%)

HSVhsv(49, 80%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.159 95.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 80%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E6C42D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E6C42D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E6C42D Complementary#2D4FE6 Analogous#E6682D Analogous#ACE62D Triadic#2DE6C4 Triadic#C42DE6

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E6C42D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EACC48 #EDD568 #F1DD84 #F4E49F #F7ECBB #FBF5DA

Shades

#D7B419 #B79915 #977E12 #72600D #52450A #322A06

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