#E2AF00

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2AF00

When working with digital screens, the color #E2AF00 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 175 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 23% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 11% Black. 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AF00
RGB226, 175, 0
HSL46.5°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 23%, 100%, 11%
HSV46.5°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB74.1, 6.3, 76.8
XYZ46.7, 46.8, 6.6
Decimal14855936

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AF00; }
.text-color { color: #E2AF00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AF00; }

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