#E9E949
A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #E9E949
When working with digital screens, the color #E9E949 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 233 green, and 73 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E9E949
RGB233, 233, 73
HSL60.0°, 78.4%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 0%, 69%, 9%
HSV60.0°, 68.7%, 91.4%
LAB89.9, -18.3, 73.6
XYZ63.9, 76.1, 17.6
Decimal15329609
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9E949;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9E949;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9E949;
}