#E2BD2C

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2BD2C

When working with digital screens, the color #E2BD2C is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 189 green, and 44 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 16% 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2BD2C
RGB226, 189, 44
HSL47.8°, 75.8%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 16%, 81%, 11%
HSV47.8°, 80.5%, 88.6%
LAB77.7, -0.3, 71.6
XYZ50.0, 52.7, 9.9
Decimal14859564

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.55:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2BD2C; }
.text-color { color: #E2BD2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2BD2C; }

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