#E2CC00
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #E2CC00
At its core, #E2CC00 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gold. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 204, and 0.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 11% Black. With a hue angle of 54.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E2CC00
RGB226, 204, 0
HSL54.2°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 10%, 100%, 11%
HSV54.2°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB81.5, -8.8, 82.1
XYZ53.0, 59.4, 8.7
Decimal14863360
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E2CC00;
}
.text-color {
color: #E2CC00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E2CC00;
}