HEX atlas value

#E0E31C

#E0E31C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 224, 227, 28, HSL 61, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.7087, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E0E31C Sample readable text

HEX #E0E31C

RGB rgb(224, 227, 28)

HSL hsl(61 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.7087

Contrast Black 15.17:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-e0e31c: #E0E31C;
.background-e0e31c { background-color: #E0E31C; }
.text-e0e31c { color: #E0E31C; }

Luminance0.7087

Black text15.17:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E0E31C","rgb":[224,227,28],"hsl":[61,78,50],"cmyk":[1,0,88,11],"luminance":0.7087,"contrast":{"black":15.17,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBFF00","hex":"#FBFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.41,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBED6E","hex":"#EBED6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.87,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dandelion adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e0e31c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1F1CE3","analogous":["#E3831C","#7CE31C"],"triadic":["#1CE0E3","#E31CE0"],"tetradic":["#1CE383","#1F1CE3","#E31C7C"],"splitComplementary":["#1C7CE3","#831CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EBED6E","#E0E31C","#8F9112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBED6E","dark":"#8F9112","saturated":"#FBFF00","desaturated":"#C5C738","pastel":"#E6E797","neon":"#FBFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":25.69046515733026},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":33.74907406137241},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":34.07345007480164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E0E31C

#E0E31C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E0E31C is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 224, 227, and 28, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7087, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.17:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E0E31C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBFF00#000000 text · best 19.41:1#FBFF00

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

#EBED6E#000000 text · best 16.87:1#EBED6E

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#E0E31C#E0E31C

#1F1CE3#1F1CE3

#E3831C#E3831C

#7CE31C#7CE31C

#EBED6E#EBED6E

#8F9112#8F9112

Color Harmonies

#1F1CE3#1F1CE3

#E3831C#E3831C

#7CE31C#7CE31C

#1CE0E3#1CE0E3

#E31CE0#E31CE0

Variants

#EBED6E#EBED6E

#8F9112#8F9112

#FBFF00#FBFF00

#C5C738#C5C738

#E6E797#E6E797

#FBFF29#FBFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Citrine#E4D00A

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Safety Yellow#EED202

#E0E31C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E0E31C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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