HEX Color #E2CC42 (Goldenrod)

About #E2CC42

The precise color #E2CC42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 204, 66).

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 10% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2CC42

RGB226, 204, 66

HSL51.8°, 73.4%, 57.3%

CMYK0%, 10%, 71%, 11%

HSV51.8°, 70.8%, 88.6%

LAB81.7, -7.2, 67.9

XYZ53.9, 59.7, 13.8

Decimal14863426

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2CC42 #4157E2

Analogous

#E27C41 #A7E241

Triadic

#41E2CC #CC41E2

Tetradic

#41E27C #4157E2 #E241A7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2CC42

#E5D157

#E8D76C

#EBDD81

#EEE296

#F2E8AB

#F5EEC0

#F8F3D5

#FBF9EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2CC42

#C8B53A

#AF9E33

#96882C

#7D7124

#645A1D

#4B4416

#322D0E

#191607

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.62:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.95:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.55:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.01:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2CC42; }

.text-color { color: #E2CC42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2CC42; }

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Goldenrod

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