Information about #E6C614 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#E6C614 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Amber (#E8BE14). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Trust Yellow (#EEBE15) and Warm Golden Yellow (#EEC61F).
The recipe behind #E6C614 is rgb(230, 198, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6C614: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #E6C614 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#E6C614 color variations
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#E6C614 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E6C614 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E6C614 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E6C614 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E6C614 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E6C614 color
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Nearest named colors to #E6C614
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E8BE14
#EEBE15
#EEC61F
#E4D00A
#DEBA13
#F4CA16
#F0C420
#F5C71A
#F6C915
#EBC525
#DDD618
#EECC24
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E6C614
- RGB230, 198, 20
- CMYK0, 13, 82, 10
- CSSrgb(230, 198, 20)
- HSL51°, 84%, 49%
- HSL Precise50.857°, 84%, 49.02%
- HSV51°, 91%, 90%
- HSB51°, 91%, 90%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
- GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.776, 0.078)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.776, 0.078, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.776, 0.078)
- Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDE6C614
- DECIMAL ID15123988
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
