#e6b805

Color #e6b805

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e6b805

RGB

rgb(230, 184, 5)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 95.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 97.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 97.8%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(76.75, 3.31, 78.34)

LCH

lch(76.75, 78.41, 87.58)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.163, 90.42)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0533e6

Analogous

#e64705

#e6b805

#a4e605

Triadic

#e6b805

#05e6b8

#b805e6

Split-complementary

#e6b805

#05a4e6

#4705e6

Tetradic

#e6b805

#33e605

#0533e6

#b805e6

Square

#e6b805

#05e647

#0533e6

#e605a4

Shades

Color #e6b805 mixed toward black.

#c09904

#997b03

#735c03

#4d3d02

#261f01

Tints

Color #e6b805 mixed toward white.

#facd1f

#fbd74c

#fce179

#fdeba5

#fef5d2

Tones

Color #e6b805 mixed toward gray.

#d3ad18

#c1a22b

#ae973d

#9b8c50

#888163

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d360 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#d6da6a · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#e47e83 · ΔE 42.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6b805;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6b805]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#e6b805 (#e6b805) is rgb(230, 184, 5) in RGB.

No, #e6b805 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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