#E9AF0F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E9AF0F

The hex code #E9AF0F represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 175 green, and 15 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 25% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9AF0F
RGB233, 175, 15
HSL44.0°, 87.9%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 25%, 94%, 9%
HSV44.0°, 93.6%, 91.4%
LAB74.8, 9.4, 76.0
XYZ49.0, 48.0, 7.1
Decimal15314703

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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: #E9AF0F; }
.text-color { color: #E9AF0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9AF0F; }

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