HEX Color #E2B657 (Goldenrod)

About #E2B657

The hex code #E2B657 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 182 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 19% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 41.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2B657

RGB226, 182, 87

HSL41.0°, 70.6%, 61.4%

CMYK0%, 19%, 62%, 11%

HSV41.0°, 61.5%, 88.6%

LAB76.3, 5.4, 53.3

XYZ49.8, 50.3, 16.1

Decimal14857815

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2B657 #5783E1

Analogous

#E17057 #C8E157

Triadic

#57E1B6 #B557E1

Tetradic

#57E170 #5783E1 #E157C8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2B657

#E5BE69

#E8C67C

#EBCE8F

#EED6A1

#F2DEB4

#F5E6C7

#F8EED9

#FBF6EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2B657

#C8A14D

#AF8D43

#96793A

#7D6530

#645026

#4B3C1D

#322813

#191409

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.90:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.06:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.81:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.40:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2B657; }

.text-color { color: #E2B657; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2B657; }

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