Information about #E6E49E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6E49E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 228, 158) — 90.2% red, 89.4% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 28 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6E49E is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cool Yellow (#ECEA98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F) and Soft Yellow (#EEEE9B).

The recipe behind #E6E49E is rgb(230, 228, 158), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6E49E: 16.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #E6E49E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E6E49E color variations

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

#E6E49E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E6E49E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E6E49E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E6E49E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E6E49E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #E6E49E

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

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Pale Goldenrod color link
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

#E6E49E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6E49E
  • RGB230, 228, 158
  • CMYK0, 1, 28, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 228, 158)
  • HSL58°, 59%, 76%
  • HSL Precise58.333°, 59.016%, 76.078%
  • HSV58°, 31%, 90%
  • HSB58°, 31%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.894, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.894, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.894, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6E49E
  • DECIMAL ID15131806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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