#E9D36D

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #E9D36D

When working with digital screens, the color #E9D36D is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 211 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 9% Magenta, 53% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 49.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9D36D
RGB233, 211, 109
HSL49.4°, 73.8%, 67.1%
CMYK0%, 9%, 53%, 9%
HSV49.4°, 53.2%, 91.4%
LAB84.5, -5.1, 52.7
XYZ59.7, 65.0, 23.9
Decimal15324013

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9D36D; }
.text-color { color: #E9D36D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9D36D; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
#F0E68C