#E9BD66

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #E9BD66

At its core, #E9BD66 is a light and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Sandybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 189, and 102.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 56% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 39.8° hue, 74.9% saturation, and 65.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9BD66
RGB233, 189, 102
HSL39.8°, 74.9%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 19%, 56%, 9%
HSV39.8°, 56.2%, 91.4%
LAB78.9, 5.8, 49.3
XYZ54.2, 54.7, 20.3
Decimal15318374

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.76:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.94:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9BD66; }
.text-color { color: #E9BD66; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9BD66; }

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