#E2CC0F

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E2CC0F

Visually, #E2CC0F is defined as a vivid yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gold. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 204, 15).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 93% Yellow, and 11% Black. The HSL representation is 53.7° hue, 87.6% saturation, and 47.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#E2CC0F
RGB226, 204, 15
HSL53.7°, 87.6%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 10%, 93%, 11%
HSV53.7°, 93.4%, 88.6%
LAB81.5, -8.6, 80.6
XYZ53.0, 59.4, 9.1
Decimal14863375

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2CC0F; }
.text-color { color: #E2CC0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2CC0F; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700