HEX atlas value

#E1C247

#E1C247 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 194, 71, HSL 48, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.5505, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E1C247 Sample readable text

HEX #E1C247

RGB rgb(225, 194, 71)

HSL hsl(48 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.5505

Contrast Black 12.01:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-e1c247: #E1C247;
.background-e1c247 { background-color: #E1C247; }
.text-e1c247 { color: #E1C247; }

Luminance0.5505

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#E1C247","rgb":[225,194,71],"hsl":[48,72,58],"cmyk":[0,14,68,12],"luminance":0.5505,"contrast":{"black":12.01,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEDC96","hex":"#EEDC96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9D02F","hex":"#F9D02F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3E147","hex":"#B3E147","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.78,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Buttercup 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/e1c247.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4766E1","analogous":["#E17547","#B3E147"],"triadic":["#47E1C2","#C247E1"],"tetradic":["#47E175","#4766E1","#E147B3"],"splitComplementary":["#47B3E1","#7547E1"],"monochromatic":["#EEDC96","#E1C247","#AF921D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEDC96","dark":"#AF921D","saturated":"#F9D02F","desaturated":"#C9B45E","pastel":"#ECE2BB","neon":"#FFDC52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":25.238858928247925},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":41.41255848169731},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":41.593268686170845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1C247

#E1C247 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E1C247 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 225, 194, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 72% saturation and 58% 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 0.5505, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1C247 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#EEDC96#000000 text · best 15.31:1#EEDC96

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

#F9D02F#000000 text · best 14.09:1#F9D02F

#B3E147#000000 text · best 13.78:1#B3E147

Generated Palette

#E1C247#E1C247

#4766E1#4766E1

#E17547#E17547

#B3E147#B3E147

#EEDC96#EEDC96

#AF921D#AF921D

Color Harmonies

#4766E1#4766E1

#E17547#E17547

#B3E147#B3E147

#47E1C2#47E1C2

#C247E1#C247E1

Variants

#EEDC96#EEDC96

#AF921D#AF921D

#F9D02F#F9D02F

#C9B45E#C9B45E

#ECE2BB#ECE2BB

#FFDC52#FFDC52

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Saffron#F4C430

Dandelion#F0E130

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#E1C247

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1C247

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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