#E2BD07

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E2BD07

When working with digital screens, the color #E2BD07 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Gold. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 189, and 7.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 16% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#E2BD07
RGB226, 189, 7
HSL49.9°, 94.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 16%, 97%, 11%
HSV49.9°, 96.9%, 88.6%
LAB77.6, -1.0, 78.6
XYZ49.6, 52.6, 7.7
Decimal14859527

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2BD07; }
.text-color { color: #E2BD07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2BD07; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700