#E9CC00

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E9CC00

When working with digital screens, the color #E9CC00 is rendered by mixing light. 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, 204, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 12% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 52.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9CC00
RGB233, 204, 0
HSL52.5°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 12%, 100%, 9%
HSV52.5°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB82.1, -5.8, 82.8
XYZ55.2, 60.5, 8.8
Decimal15322112

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.10:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9CC00; }
.text-color { color: #E9CC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9CC00; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700