#e9bd00

Color #e9bd00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e9bd00

RGB

rgb(233, 189, 0)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 100%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 100%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 100%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(78.3, 1.96, 80.09)

LCH

lch(78.3, 80.11, 88.6)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.1664, 91.79)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 0%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002ce9

Analogous

#e94900

#e9bd00

#a0e900

Triadic

#e9bd00

#00e9bd

#bd00e9

Split-complementary

#e9bd00

#00a0e9

#4900e9

Tetradic

#e9bd00

#2ce900

#002ce9

#bd00e9

Square

#e9bd00

#00e949

#002ce9

#e900a0

Shades

Color #e9bd00 mixed toward black.

#c29e00

#9b7e00

#755f00

#4e3f00

#272000

Tints

Color #e9bd00 mixed toward white.

#ffd418

#ffdc46

#ffe575

#ffeea3

#fff6d1

Tones

Color #e9bd00 mixed toward gray.

#d6b113

#c2a527

#af993a

#9b8d4e

#888161

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d762 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#dadd6d · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#e78187 · ΔE 43.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 28.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9bd00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9bd00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#e9bd00 (#e9bd00) is rgb(233, 189, 0) in RGB.

No, #e9bd00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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