#E9AF00
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.
About #E9AF00
Visually, #E9AF00 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(233, 175, 0).
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 25% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 9% Black. The HSL representation is 45.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E9AF00
RGB233, 175, 0
HSL45.1°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 25%, 100%, 9%
HSV45.1°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB74.8, 9.3, 77.7
XYZ48.9, 48.0, 6.7
Decimal15314688
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9AF00;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9AF00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9AF00;
}