HEX Color #E2E23A (Gold)

About #E2E23A

The precise color #E2E23A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 226 green, and 58 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 0% M, 74% Y, and 11% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2E23A

RGB226, 226, 58

HSL60.0°, 74.3%, 55.7%

CMYK0%, 0%, 74%, 11%

HSV60.0°, 74.3%, 88.6%

LAB87.4, -18.5, 76.0

XYZ59.3, 70.9, 14.6

Decimal14869050

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2E23A #3939E2

Analogous

#E28E39 #8EE239

Triadic

#39E2E2 #E239E2

Tetradic

#39E28E #3939E2 #E2398E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2E23A

#E5E54F

#E8E865

#EBEB7B

#EEEE91

#F2F2A7

#F5F5BD

#F8F8D3

#FBFBE9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2E23A

#C8C833

#AFAF2D

#969626

#7D7D20

#646419

#4B4B13

#32320C

#191906

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.17:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.90:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2E23A; }

.text-color { color: #E2E23A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2E23A; }

Similar Colors

Gold

#FFD700