HEX Color #E9E942 (Yellow)

About #E9E942

The precise color #E9E942 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellow. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 233 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 72% Yellow, and 9% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9E942

RGB233, 233, 66

HSL60.0°, 79.1%, 58.6%

CMYK0%, 0%, 72%, 9%

HSV60.0°, 71.7%, 91.4%

LAB89.9, -18.7, 76.0

XYZ63.7, 76.0, 16.5

Decimal15329602

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9E942 #4242E8

Analogous

#E89542 #95E842

Triadic

#42E8E8 #E842E8

Tetradic

#42E895 #4242E8 #E84295

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9E942

#EBEB57

#EDED6C

#F0F081

#F2F296

#F5F5AB

#F7F7C0

#FAFAD5

#FCFCEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9E942

#CFCF3A

#B5B533

#9B9B2C

#818124

#67671D

#4D4D16

#33330E

#191907

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.20:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.24:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.77:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E942; }

.text-color { color: #E9E942; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E942; }

Similar Colors

Yellow

#FFFF00