#e6c014

Color #e6c014

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e6c014

RGB

rgb(230, 192, 20)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 84%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 91.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 91.3%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(78.8, -0.69, 78.04)

LCH

lch(78.8, 78.04, 90.51)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1645, 94.18)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 7.8%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#143ae6

Analogous

#e65714

#e6c014

#a3e614

Triadic

#e6c014

#14e6c0

#c014e6

Split-complementary

#e6c014

#14a3e6

#5714e6

Tetradic

#e6c014

#3ae614

#143ae6

#c014e6

Square

#e6c014

#14e657

#143ae6

#e614a3

Shades

Color #e6c014 mixed toward black.

#c0a011

#99800d

#73600a

#4d4007

#262003

Tints

Color #e6c014 mixed toward white.

#eecd38

#f1d75f

#f5e187

#f8ebaf

#fcf5d7

Tones

Color #e6c014 mixed toward gray.

#d4b525

#c3a937

#b19e48

#a0935a

#8e886b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d666 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#d9dc70 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#e4848a · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6c014;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6c014]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#e6c014 (#e6c014) is rgb(230, 192, 20) in RGB.

No, #e6c014 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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