HEX Color #E2B642 (Goldenrod)

About #E2B642

Visually, #E2B642 is defined as a vivid orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 182, 66).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 19% 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2B642

RGB226, 182, 66

HSL43.5°, 73.4%, 57.3%

CMYK0%, 19%, 71%, 11%

HSV43.5°, 70.8%, 88.6%

LAB76.1, 4.2, 62.3

XYZ49.1, 50.0, 12.2

Decimal14857794

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2B642 #416DE2

Analogous

#E26541 #BDE241

Triadic

#41E2B6 #B641E2

Tetradic

#41E266 #416DE2 #E241BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2B642

#E5BE57

#E8C66C

#EBCE81

#EED696

#F2DEAB

#F5E6C0

#F8EED5

#FBF6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2B642

#C8A13A

#AF8D33

#96792C

#7D6524

#64501D

#4B3C16

#32280E

#191407

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.91:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.00:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.82:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.35:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2B642; }

.text-color { color: #E2B642; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2B642; }

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