#e9b12a Color Information

#e9b12a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e9b12a. In RGB, it consists of 91.4% Red, 69.4% Green, and 16.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 82% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 42.4°, with saturation of 81.3% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #e9b12a is 15315242, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e9b12a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#e9b12a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color233, 177, 42 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.4%, 69.4%, 16.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.086, 0.306, 0.835 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.24, 0.82, 0.086 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color42.4°, 81.3%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color42.4°, 82.0%, 91.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color49.744, 48.935, 9.014 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color121, 233, 42 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15315242 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.411, 8.925, 70.438 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.411, 71.002, 82.778 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.411, 46.630, 73.371 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color69.954, 4.513, 41.328 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.462, 0.454, 48.935 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293505322 / 0xffe9b12a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #e9b12a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e9b12a, its pure hue is 42.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e9b12a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1605 to #cc9b25.

Tints of #e9b12a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e9b12a, its pure hue is 42.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e9b12a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ecbb45 to #fcf5e4.

Tones of #e9b12a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e9b12a, its pure hue is 42.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e9b12a, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffba14 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e9b12a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e9b12a! For #e9b12a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e9b12a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e9b12a

This color, #e9b12a, consists of 91.4% Red, 69.4% Green, and 16.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 233, Green = 177, Blue = 42. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e9b12a is 0% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 82% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.4%
C0.0%
G69.4%
M24.0%
B16.5%
Y82.0%
K8.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 233 177 42
Octal 351 261 52
Hexa #e9 #b1 #2a
Binary 11101001 10110001 00101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 24 81 8
Octal 0 30 121 10
Hexa #00 #18 #51 #08
Binary 00000000 00011000 01010001 00001000

Analogous Colors of #e9b12a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e9b12a — which has hue 42.4° — its analogous colors are located at 12.4° and 72.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e9b12a.

Triadic Colors of #e9b12a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e9b12a — which has hue 42.4° — its triadic colors are located at 42.4° and 282.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e9b12a.

Complementary Color of #e9b12a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e9b12a — which has hue 42.4° — its complementary color is located at 222.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e9b12a.

Split Complementary Colors of #e9b12a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e9b12a — which has hue 42.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.4° and 252.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e9b12a.

Tetradic Colors of #e9b12a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e9b12a — which has hue 42.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 312.4°, 42.4°, 132.4°, and 222.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e9b12a.

Monochromatic Colors of #e9b12a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e9b12a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #876616 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fada8f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e9b12a

We want to make getting started with #e9b12a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e9b12a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e9b12a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e9b12a with other HTML elements.

#e9b12a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e9b12a.
<span style="color: #e9b12a;">The color of this text is #e9b12a.</span>

#e9b12a Background Color

The background color for this text is #e9b12a.
<div style="background-color: #e9b12a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e9b12a.</div>

#e9b12a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e9b12a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e9b12a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e9b12a.</span>

#e9b12a Border Color

This is a div with border color #e9b12a.
<div style="border: #e9b12a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e9b12a.</div>

#e9b12a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e9b12a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e9b12a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e9b12a on a white background.</div></div>

#e9b12a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e9b12a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e9b12a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e9b12a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e9b12a to White

This is a gradient from #e9b12a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e9b12a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e9b12a to white.</div>

Gradient from #e9b12a to Black

This is a gradient from #e9b12a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e9b12a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e9b12a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e9b12a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e9b12a

In addition to using #e9b12a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e9b12a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e9b12a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 233, Green = 177, Blue = 42). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e9b12a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e9b12a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(233, 177, 42)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e9b12a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e9b12a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e9b12a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(233, 177, 42);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e9b12a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:233, green:177, blue:42, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:233 green:177 blue:42 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(233f, 177f, 42f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(233, 177, 42);
 

#e9b12a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e9b12a the same way. For those with color blindness, #e9b12a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e9b12a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e9b12a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e9b12a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e9b12a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e9b12a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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