HEX Color #E9B624 (Goldenrod)

About #E9B624

The precise color #E9B624 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 182, and 36.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 85% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 44.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9B624

RGB233, 182, 36

HSL44.5°, 81.7%, 52.7%

CMYK0%, 22%, 85%, 9%

HSV44.5°, 84.5%, 91.4%

LAB76.6, 6.1, 73.1

XYZ50.7, 50.9, 8.8

Decimal15316516

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9B624 #2457E8

Analogous

#E85324 #B9E824

Triadic

#24E8B5 #B524E8

Tetradic

#24E853 #2457E8 #E824B9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9B624

#EBBE3C

#EDC654

#F0CE6D

#F2D685

#F5DE9D

#F7E6B6

#FAEECE

#FCF6E6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9B624

#CFA120

#B58D1C

#9B7918

#816514

#675010

#4D3C0C

#332808

#191404

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.88:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.18:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.51:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9B624; }

.text-color { color: #E9B624; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9B624; }

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