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#e6cb63 color: Sulphur Pit

#e6cb63 is rgb(230, 203, 99) in RGB and oklch(84.452% 0.12735 94.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

84.5%
0.127
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • amber-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc -31
Black text
13.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #e6cb63

#e6cb63 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 84.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Pit (#e5cc69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #e6cb63 mixed with white

  1. e6cb63
  2. e8d075
  3. ebd687
  4. eddb97
  5. f0e0a6
  6. f2e6b6
  7. f5ebc5
  8. f7f0d3
  9. faf5e2
  10. fcfaf1

Darker: #e6cb63 mixed with black

  1. e6cb63
  2. c8b055
  3. ab9647
  4. 8e7d3a
  5. 73652e
  6. 594d21
  7. 403716
  8. 28220b
  9. 130f03
  10. 030200

Calmer: #e6cb63 with less saturation

  1. e6cb63
  2. e3cb70
  3. e1cc7d
  4. decc88
  5. dbcc93
  6. d9cc9d
  7. d6cca7
  8. d4ccb1
  9. d1ccba
  10. ceccc3

Questions about #e6cb63

What color is #e6cb63?

#e6cb63 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Pit. In RGB it is rgb(230, 203, 99), in HSL hsl(47.63, 72.38%, 64.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.452% 0.12735 94.965).

What colors go well with #e6cb63?

The complementary color of #e6cb63 is #b9c7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffba6e and #b9db7b. The triadic partners are #51e1ff and #ffaced.

Is white or black text more readable on #e6cb63?

Black text reads better on #e6cb63: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e6cb63 a warm or cool color?

#e6cb63 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 84.5% and its chroma 0.127.