#E2CC3A

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E2CC3A

The precise color #E2CC3A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 204 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 10% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 52.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2CC3A
RGB226, 204, 58
HSL52.1°, 74.3%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 10%, 74%, 11%
HSV52.1°, 74.3%, 88.6%
LAB81.7, -7.5, 70.7
XYZ53.7, 59.7, 12.7
Decimal14863418

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.93:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2CC3A; }
.text-color { color: #E2CC3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2CC3A; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700