#E2A016

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2A016

At its core, #E2A016 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 160, 22).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 29% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2A016
RGB226, 160, 22
HSL40.6°, 82.3%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 29%, 90%, 11%
HSV40.6°, 90.3%, 88.6%
LAB70.4, 14.5, 71.2
XYZ44.1, 41.4, 6.4
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.27:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2A016; }
.text-color { color: #E2A016; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2A016; }

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