HEX Color #E9E299 (Palegoldenrod)

About #E9E299

At its core, #E9E299 is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palegoldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(233, 226, 153).

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 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 54.7 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9E299

RGB233, 226, 153

HSL54.7°, 64.5%, 75.7%

CMYK0%, 3%, 34%, 9%

HSV54.7°, 34.3%, 91.4%

LAB88.9, -8.3, 36.6

XYZ66.6, 74.0, 40.9

Decimal15327897

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9E299 #989FE9

Analogous

#E9B998 #C8E998

Triadic

#98E9E2 #E298E9

Tetradic

#98E9BA #989FE9 #E998C7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9E299

#EBE5A4

#EDE8AF

#F0EBBB

#F2EEC6

#F5F2D1

#F7F5DD

#FAF8E8

#FCFBF3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9E299

#CFC888

#B5AF77

#9B9666

#817D55

#676444

#4D4B33

#333222

#191911

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.33:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.80:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.43:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E299; }

.text-color { color: #E9E299; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E299; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod

#EEE8AA