#E9DB1D

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #E9DB1D

Visually, #E9DB1D is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 219 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 88% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 55.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9DB1D
RGB233, 219, 29
HSL55.9°, 82.3%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 6%, 88%, 9%
HSV55.9°, 87.6%, 91.4%
LAB86.0, -12.9, 82.3
XYZ59.2, 68.1, 11.2
Decimal15325981

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9DB1D; }
.text-color { color: #E9DB1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9DB1D; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700