HEX Color #E2A81D (Goldenrod)

About #E2A81D

The precise color #E2A81D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 168 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 26% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2A81D

RGB226, 168, 29

HSL42.3°, 77.3%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 26%, 87%, 11%

HSV42.3°, 87.2%, 88.6%

LAB72.4, 10.3, 71.2

XYZ45.6, 44.3, 7.3

Decimal14854173

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2A81D #1D56E2

Analogous

#E2451D #B9E21D

Triadic

#1DE2A8 #A71DE2

Tetradic

#1DE245 #1D56E2 #E21DB9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2A81D

#E5B136

#E8BB4F

#EBC568

#EECE81

#F2D89A

#F5E2B3

#F8EBCC

#FBF5E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2A81D

#C89519

#AF8216

#967013

#7D5D10

#644A0C

#4B3809

#322506

#191203

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.85:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.38:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2A81D; }

.text-color { color: #E2A81D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2A81D; }

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Goldenrod

#DAA520