#E9BD57

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E9BD57

When working with digital screens, the color #E9BD57 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 189 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 63% Yellow, and 9% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E9BD57
RGB233, 189, 87
HSL41.9°, 76.8%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 19%, 63%, 9%
HSV41.9°, 62.7%, 91.4%
LAB78.7, 4.7, 56.2
XYZ53.5, 54.4, 16.7
Decimal15318359

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9BD57; }
.text-color { color: #E9BD57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9BD57; }

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