#E6C42E Hex color

#E6C42E

The hexadecimal color code #E6C42E corresponds to the code RGB( 230, 196, 46 ). It's a shade of Yellow. This color is a combination of red (at 0,90 level), green (at 0,77 level) and blue (at 0,18 level). Its brightness is 54% and its saturation is 78%. It is composed of red at 48%, green at 41% and blue at 9%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

49
78
54
Shade of Yellow
Hex Code #E6C42E
RGB Code rgb( 230 , 196 , 46)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 90.2% , 76.9% , 18.0% )
HSLhsl( 49 , 78% , 54% )
Complementary
Color
#193BD1


Variations of #E6C42E

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #E6C42E is the color #FCF9EA

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #171304.

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Other Shades of Yellow

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #193BD1 is the color exactly opposite to #E6C42E on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#E6C42E

Triadic palette



Uses of #E6C42E in CSS

When using #E6C42E as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #E6C42E as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#E6C42E as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #E6C42E;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #E6C42E;  }

Border

#E6C42E colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #E6C42E;  }

Shadow

#E6C42E shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #E6C42E; }

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