HEX Color #E9BD2C (Goldenrod)

About #E9BD2C

When working with digital screens, the color #E9BD2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 189 green, and 44 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. 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.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9BD2C

RGB233, 189, 44

HSL46.0°, 81.1%, 54.3%

CMYK0%, 19%, 81%, 9%

HSV46.0°, 81.1%, 91.4%

LAB78.4, 2.7, 72.4

XYZ52.3, 53.9, 10.0

Decimal15318316

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9BD2C #2B57E9

Analogous

#E95E2B #B6E92B

Triadic

#2BE9BD #BC2BE9

Tetradic

#2BE95E #2B57E9 #E92BB6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9BD2C

#EBC443

#EDCB5A

#F0D372

#F2DA89

#F5E1A1

#F7E9B8

#FAF0D0

#FCF7E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9BD2C

#CFA827

#B59322

#9B7E1D

#816918

#675413

#4D3F0E

#332A09

#191504

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.78:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.78:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.70:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.01:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9BD2C; }

.text-color { color: #E9BD2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9BD2C; }

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Goldenrod

#DAA520