HEX Color #E2E257 (Khaki)

About #E2E257

When working with digital screens, the color #E2E257 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 226 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 70.6% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#E2E257

RGB226, 226, 87

HSL60.0°, 70.6%, 61.4%

CMYK0%, 0%, 62%, 11%

HSV60.0°, 61.5%, 88.6%

LAB87.6, -17.0, 65.7

XYZ60.3, 71.2, 19.6

Decimal14869079

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2E257 #5757E1

Analogous

#E19C57 #9CE157

Triadic

#57E1E1 #E157E1

Tetradic

#57E19C #5757E1 #E1579C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2E257

#E5E569

#E8E87C

#EBEB8F

#EEEEA1

#F2F2B4

#F5F5C7

#F8F8D9

#FBFBEC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2E257

#C8C84D

#AFAF43

#96963A

#7D7D30

#646426

#4B4B1D

#323213

#191909

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.25:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.96:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2E257; }

.text-color { color: #E2E257; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2E257; }

Similar Colors

Khaki

#F0E68C