#E9F08A
A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.
About #E9F08A
Visually, #E9F08A is defined as a vivid yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Khaki. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(233, 240, 138).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 64.1° hue, 77.3% saturation, and 74.1% lightness.
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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E9F08A
RGB233, 240, 138
HSL64.1°, 77.3%, 74.1%
CMYK3%, 0%, 43%, 6%
HSV64.1°, 42.5%, 94.1%
LAB92.3, -16.9, 48.4
XYZ69.4, 81.5, 36.1
Decimal15331466
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.30:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9F08A;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9F08A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9F08A;
}