#E9D30F
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #E9D30F
At its core, #E9D30F is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 211 green, and 15 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 9% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#E9D30F
RGB233, 211, 15
HSL53.9°, 87.9%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 9%, 94%, 9%
HSV53.9°, 93.6%, 91.4%
LAB83.9, -9.2, 82.7
XYZ57.0, 63.9, 9.8
Decimal15323919
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.79:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9D30F;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9D30F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9D30F;
}