HEX atlas value

#E3AE1C

#E3AE1C is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 174, 28, HSL 44, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.4669, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E3AE1C Sample readable text

HEX #E3AE1C

RGB rgb(227, 174, 28)

HSL hsl(44 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.4669

Contrast Black 10.34:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-e3ae1c: #E3AE1C;
.background-e3ae1c { background-color: #E3AE1C; }
.text-e3ae1c { color: #E3AE1C; }

Luminance0.4669

Black text10.34:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA 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":"#E3AE1C","rgb":[227,174,28],"hsl":[44,78,50],"cmyk":[0,23,88,11],"luminance":0.4669,"contrast":{"black":10.34,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5E31C","hex":"#B5E31C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.97,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDCB6E","hex":"#EDCB6E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.37,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFBB00","hex":"#FFBB00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.36,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3ae1c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C51E3","analogous":["#E34A1C","#B5E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE3AE","#AE1CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE34A","#1C51E3","#E31CB5"],"splitComplementary":["#1CB5E3","#4A1CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDCB6E","#E3AE1C","#916F12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDCB6E","dark":"#916F12","saturated":"#FFBB00","desaturated":"#C7A138","pastel":"#E7D297","neon":"#FFC629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":13.341664064126334},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":34.249087579087416},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":37.54996671103717}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3AE1C

#E3AE1C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E3AE1C is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 227, 174, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.4669, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.34:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3AE1C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5E31C#000000 text · best 13.97:1#B5E31C

#EDCB6E#000000 text · best 13.37:1#EDCB6E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#FFBB00#000000 text · best 12.36:1#FFBB00

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Generated Palette

#E3AE1C#E3AE1C

#1C51E3#1C51E3

#E34A1C#E34A1C

#B5E31C#B5E31C

#EDCB6E#EDCB6E

#916F12#916F12

Color Harmonies

#1C51E3#1C51E3

#E34A1C#E34A1C

#B5E31C#B5E31C

#1CE3AE#1CE3AE

#AE1CE3#AE1CE3

Variants

#EDCB6E#EDCB6E

#916F12#916F12

#FFBB00#FFBB00

#C7A138#C7A138

#E7D297#E7D297

#FFC629#FFC629

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

#E3AE1C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3AE1C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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