#E2BD3A

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2BD3A

Visually, #E2BD3A is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 189, and 58.

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. With a hue angle of 46.8 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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2BD3A
RGB226, 189, 58
HSL46.8°, 74.3%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 16%, 74%, 11%
HSV46.8°, 74.3%, 88.6%
LAB77.8, 0.2, 67.0
XYZ50.3, 52.9, 11.6
Decimal14859578

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.57:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2BD3A; }
.text-color { color: #E2BD3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2BD3A; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod
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