HEX Color #E9F85F (Yellowgreen)

About #E9F85F

The precise color #E9F85F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 248 green, and 95 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 65.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9F85F

RGB233, 248, 95

HSL65.9°, 91.6%, 67.3%

CMYK6%, 0%, 62%, 3%

HSV65.9°, 61.7%, 97.3%

LAB94.0, -24.3, 69.5

XYZ69.2, 85.3, 23.6

Decimal15333471

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9F85F #6D5FF8

Analogous

#F8BA5F #9CF85F

Triadic

#5FE9F8 #F85FE9

Tetradic

#5FF8BA #6D5FF8 #F85F9C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9F85F

#EBF870

#EDF982

#F0FA94

#F2FBA6

#F5FBB7

#F7FCC9

#FAFDDB

#FCFEED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9F85F

#CFDC54

#B5C049

#9BA53F

#818934

#676E2A

#4D521F

#333715

#191B0A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.16:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

18.06:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.11:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

15.35:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9F85F; }

.text-color { color: #E9F85F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9F85F; }

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