#E2AF2C

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2AF2C

When working with digital screens, the color #E2AF2C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 175, and 44.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 81% yellow, and 11% black. 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AF2C
RGB226, 175, 44
HSL43.2°, 75.8%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 23%, 81%, 11%
HSV43.2°, 80.5%, 88.6%
LAB74.2, 7.0, 68.5
XYZ47.1, 47.0, 9.0
Decimal14855980

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AF2C; }
.text-color { color: #E2AF2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AF2C; }

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