#E2E9C5

A very light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Lightgoldenrodyellow.

About #E2E9C5

The hex code #E2E9C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightgoldenrodyellow. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 233 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 71.7° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 84.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2E9C5
RGB226, 233, 197
HSL71.7°, 45.0%, 84.3%
CMYK3%, 0%, 15%, 9%
HSV71.7°, 15.5%, 91.4%
LAB91.0, -8.4, 16.7
XYZ70.6, 78.5, 64.3
Decimal14870981

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2E9C5; }
.text-color { color: #E2E9C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2E9C5; }

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