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#E6B552 Golden Milk
#E6B552 is a mid-tone, rich orange, known as Golden Milk. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 71% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 75% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E6B552 as they’d see it.
#E6B552 in use
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What color is #E6B552?
#E6B552 is a mid-tone, rich orange, known as Golden Milk. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 71% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 75% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E6B552 in RGB?
#E6B552 is rgb(230, 181, 82): 230 red, 181 green, and 82 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E6B552 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 64, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E6B552?
PANTONE 458 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E6B552?
Its complement #A7BAFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.