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#E6EC79 closest to Illuminating

#E6EC79 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Illuminating. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 92.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(230, 236, 121)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 75% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 7% black. #E6EC79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.64:1.

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Variations of #E6EC79

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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#E6EC79 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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#E6EC79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E6EC79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FBE67F
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE36F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E673
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FBE67F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5E87C
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3E0D2
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EAE7A9
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E7D1

#E6EC79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#E6EC79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.64:1 Super#E6EC79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E6EC79 in CSS

/* Illuminating */
.color { color: #E6EC79; }
.background { background-color: #E6EC79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E6EC79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(230 236 121);
color: hsl(63 75% 70%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.139 111.5);

#E6EC79 FAQ

What color is #E6EC79?

#E6EC79 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E6EC79?

#E6EC79 is rgb(230, 236, 121) in RGB, hsl(63, 75%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E6EC79?

The complementary color of #E6EC79 is #7F79EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E6EC79?

Black text has the best contrast on #E6EC79: 16.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E6EC79 a warm or cool color?

#E6EC79 is a warm color.