#E9CC42

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #E9CC42

Visually, #E9CC42 is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 204, and 66.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 72% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 49.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9CC42
RGB233, 204, 66
HSL49.6°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 12%, 72%, 9%
HSV49.6°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB82.3, -4.2, 68.7
XYZ56.2, 60.9, 13.9
Decimal15322178

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.18:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9CC42; }
.text-color { color: #E9CC42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9CC42; }

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