#E2CC49

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E2CC49

At its core, #E2CC49 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 204 green, and 73 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 10% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 51.4° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 58.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2CC49
RGB226, 204, 73
HSL51.4°, 72.5%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 10%, 68%, 11%
HSV51.4°, 67.7%, 88.6%
LAB81.7, -6.8, 65.2
XYZ54.2, 59.8, 15.0
Decimal14863433

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.97:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2CC49; }
.text-color { color: #E2CC49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2CC49; }

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