#E2AF1D

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2AF1D

When working with digital screens, the color #E2AF1D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 175 green, and 29 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 87% yellow, and 11% black. The HSL representation is 44.5° hue, 77.3% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AF1D
RGB226, 175, 29
HSL44.5°, 77.3%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 23%, 87%, 11%
HSV44.5°, 87.2%, 88.6%
LAB74.1, 6.6, 72.5
XYZ46.9, 46.9, 7.7
Decimal14855965

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.38:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AF1D; }
.text-color { color: #E2AF1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AF1D; }

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