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#E6EAAA closest to Sour

#E6EAAA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sour. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91.8% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(230, 234, 170)). Its HSL value is 64° hue, 60% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 8% black. #E6EAAA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.71:1.

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Variations of #E6EAAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E6EAAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E6EAAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E6EAAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F4E6AD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4E4A6
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1E6A8
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4E6AD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0E7AB
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEE2D9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9E7C1
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E6D8

#E6EAAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#E6EAAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.71:1 Super#E6EAAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E6EAAA in CSS

/* Sour */
.color { color: #E6EAAA; }
.background { background-color: #E6EAAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E6EAAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(230 234 170);
color: hsl(64 60% 79%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.083 110.9);

#E6EAAA FAQ

What color is #E6EAAA?

#E6EAAA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sour. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E6EAAA?

#E6EAAA is rgb(230, 234, 170) in RGB, hsl(64, 60%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E6EAAA?

The complementary color of #E6EAAA is #AEAAEA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E6EAAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E6EAAA: 16.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E6EAAA a warm or cool color?

#E6EAAA is a warm color.