Palettes / Colors / #E6D00A
#E6D00A — Vivid Yellow
#E6D00A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #E6D00A when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E6D00A 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 #0A20E6; it also sits naturally between #E6620A and #8EE60A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6D00A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 208, 10 |
| HSL | 54°, 92%, 47% |
| HSV | 54°, 96%, 90% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 96%, 10% |
| XYZ | 55.24, 61.96, 9.33 |
| Yxy | 61.96, 0.4366, 0.4896 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.89, -8.98, 82.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.71, -8.40, 45.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 82% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 96% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E6D00A
.text { color: #E6D00A; }
.background { background-color: #E6D00A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6D00A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 208, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 92%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6D00A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 208, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6D00A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 208, 10, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6D00A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6D00A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E6D00A
Tints of #E6D00A
Tones of #E6D00A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0A20E6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6D00A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6D00A
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E6D00A: ·
How #E6D00A 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 a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E6D00A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #E6D00A?
#E6D00A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 208, 10). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6D00A?
#E6D00A is RGB 230, 208, 10 — HSL 54°, 92%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 96%, 10%.
What colors go with #E6D00A?
Its complement is #0A20E6; analogous partners are #E6620A and #8EE60A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6D00A for text?
Black text on #E6D00A has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.