Palettes / Colors / #E6C300

#E6C300 — Vivid Yellow

#E6C300 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E6C300 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0022E6; it also sits naturally between #E65000 and #95E600. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 76% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 100% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #E6C300

.text { color: #E6C300; }
.background { background-color: #E6C300; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6C300; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 195, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 100%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6C300; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 195, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6C300; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 195, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6C300">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6C300">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E6C300

Tints of #E6C300

Tones of #E6C300

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0022E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6C300: #000000.

How #E6C300 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E6C300 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E6C2FF  ·  #E6C301 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6C300?

#E6C300 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 195, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6C300?

#E6C300 is RGB 230, 195, 0 — HSL 51°, 100%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 100%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6C300?

Its complement is #0022E6; analogous partners are #E65000 and #95E600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6C300 for text?

Black text on #E6C300 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.