#E9BD07

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E9BD07

Visually, #E9BD07 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 189, and 7.

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 19% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9BD07
RGB233, 189, 7
HSL48.3°, 94.2%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 19%, 97%, 9%
HSV48.3°, 97.0%, 91.4%
LAB78.3, 2.0, 79.4
XYZ51.8, 53.7, 7.8
Decimal15318279

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9BD07; }
.text-color { color: #E9BD07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9BD07; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700