HEX Color #E2DB24 (Gold)

About #E2DB24

The hex code #E2DB24 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 219 parts green, and 36 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 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 57.8° hue, 76.6% saturation, and 51.4% 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2DB24

RGB226, 219, 36

HSL57.8°, 76.6%, 51.4%

CMYK0%, 3%, 84%, 11%

HSV57.8°, 84.1%, 88.6%

LAB85.5, -15.7, 80.2

XYZ57.0, 67.0, 11.6

Decimal14867236

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2DB24 #232BE2

Analogous

#E27B23 #89E223

Triadic

#23E2DB #DA23E2

Tetradic

#23E27C #232BE2 #E22389

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2DB24

#E5DF3C

#E8E354

#EBE76D

#EEEB85

#F2EF9D

#F5F3B6

#F8F7CE

#FBFBE6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2DB24

#C8C220

#AFAA1C

#969218

#7D7914

#646110

#4B490C

#323008

#191804

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.39:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.23:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2DB24; }

.text-color { color: #E2DB24; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2DB24; }

Similar Colors

Gold

#FFD700