#E2DB57

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #E2DB57

When working with digital screens, the color #E2DB57 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Khaki. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 219, 87).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 3% Magenta, 62% Yellow, and 11% Black. The HSL representation is 57.0° hue, 70.6% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2DB57
RGB226, 219, 87
HSL57.0°, 70.6%, 61.4%
CMYK0%, 3%, 62%, 11%
HSV57.0°, 61.5%, 88.6%
LAB85.8, -13.5, 63.8
XYZ58.4, 67.5, 19.0
Decimal14867287

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2DB57; }
.text-color { color: #E2DB57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2DB57; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
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