HEX Color #E2D399 (Palegoldenrod)

About #E2D399

Visually, #E2D399 is defined as a moderate yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palegoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 211 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. 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.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E2D399

RGB226, 211, 153

HSL47.7°, 55.7%, 74.3%

CMYK0%, 7%, 32%, 11%

HSV47.7°, 32.3%, 88.6%

LAB84.5, -3.4, 30.6

XYZ60.4, 65.1, 39.5

Decimal14865305

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2D399 #99A7E2

Analogous

#E2AE99 #CCE299

Triadic

#99E2D3 #D399E2

Tetradic

#99E2AE #99A7E2 #E299CC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2D399

#E5D7A4

#E8DCAF

#EBE1BB

#EEE6C6

#F2EBD1

#F5F0DD

#F8F5E8

#FBFAF3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2D399

#C8BB88

#AFA477

#968C66

#7D7555

#645D44

#4B4633

#322E22

#191711

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.01:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.91:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2D399; }

.text-color { color: #E2D399; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2D399; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod

#EEE8AA