#E2BD33

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2BD33

The precise color #E2BD33 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 189 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 77% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 47.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#E2BD33
RGB226, 189, 51
HSL47.3°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 16%, 77%, 11%
HSV47.3°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB77.8, -0.1, 69.4
XYZ50.2, 52.8, 10.7
Decimal14859571

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2BD33; }
.text-color { color: #E2BD33; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2BD33; }

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