Information about #E6D57E color

#E6D57E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6D57E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 213, 126) — 90.2% red, 83.5% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 41 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E6D57E reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Gold (#E7D27C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wild Rice (#E3D474) and Flax (#EEDC82).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 213, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E6D57E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E6D57E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E6D57E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E6D57E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6D57E
  • RGB230, 213, 126
  • CMYK0, 7, 41, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 213, 126)
  • HSL50°, 68%, 70%
  • HSL Precise50.192°, 67.532%, 69.804%
  • HSV50°, 45%, 90%
  • HSB50°, 45%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.835, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.835, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.835, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6D57E
  • DECIMAL ID15127934
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01