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#E9FA00 Color

#E9FA00 is rgb(233, 250, 0) in RGB, hsl(64, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon Yellow (#EEFF1B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FA00
HEX#E9FA00
RGBrgb(233, 250, 0)
HSLhsl(64, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(64, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.212 114.7)
LABlab(94.59% -22.36 90.35)
LCHlch(94.59% 93.08 103.90)

What #E9FA00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E9FA00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E9FA00 Channel Values

How #E9FA00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 233 · G 250 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FA00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9FA00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FA00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E9FA00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #E9FA00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E9FA00
Protanopia#F7F702
Protanomaly#F2F801
Deuteranopia#F5F50D
Deuteranomaly#F0F708
Tritanopia#F8ECEC
Tritanomaly#F2F1BC
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9FA00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e9fa00: #E9FA00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FA00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fa00': '#E9FA00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.980, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fa00">#E9FA00</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FA00"

More Yellow Colors

#E9FA00 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9FA00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FA00?

#E9FA00 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(233, 250, 0) in RGB and hsl(64, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon Yellow (#EEFF1B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.96.

What is the RGB value of #E9FA00?

#E9FA00 is rgb(233, 250, 0) — red 233, green 250, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FA00?

#E9FA00 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FA00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FA00 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FA00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FA00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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