#E2D30F

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E2D30F

At its core, #E2D30F 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, 211, and 15.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 7% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2D30F
RGB226, 211, 15
HSL55.7°, 87.6%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 7%, 93%, 11%
HSV55.7°, 93.4%, 88.6%
LAB83.3, -12.1, 82.0
XYZ54.7, 62.8, 9.7
Decimal14865167

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.53:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2D30F; }
.text-color { color: #E2D30F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2D30F; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700