#E2C507

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E2C507

When working with digital screens, the color #E2C507 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 197 green, and 7 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 13% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2C507
RGB226, 197, 7
HSL52.1°, 94.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 13%, 97%, 11%
HSV52.1°, 96.9%, 88.6%
LAB79.7, -5.1, 80.1
XYZ51.4, 56.1, 8.3
Decimal14861575

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2C507; }
.text-color { color: #E2C507; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2C507; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700