HEX atlas value

#E3B11C

#E3B11C is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Goldenrod. RGB 227, 177, 28, HSL 45° 78% 50%, luminance 0.4786; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm vibrant

#E3B11C Sample readable text

HEX #E3B11C

RGB rgb(227, 177, 28)

HSL hsl(45 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.4786

Contrast Black 10.57:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-e3b11c: #E3B11C;
.background-e3b11c { background-color: #E3B11C; }
.text-e3b11c { color: #E3B11C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #E3B11C

#E3B11C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E3B11C is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 227, 177, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4786, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.57:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3B11C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B1E31C#B1E31C · #000000 text · best 13.87:1 #EDCD6E#EDCD6E · #000000 text · best 13.56:1 Sunflower#FFC512 · #000000 text · best 13.25:1 Saffron#F4C430 · #000000 text · best 12.79:1 Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00 · #000000 text · best 12.7:1

Generated Palette

#E3B11C#E3B11C

#1C4EE3#1C4EE3

#E34E1C#E34E1C

#B1E31C#B1E31C

#EDCD6E#EDCD6E

#917112#917112

Color Harmonies

#1C4EE3#1C4EE3

#E34E1C#E34E1C

#B1E31C#B1E31C

#1CE3B1#1CE3B1

#B11CE3#B11CE3

Variants

#EDCD6E#EDCD6E

#917112#917112

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

#C7A338#C7A338

#E7D397#E7D397

#FFC929#FFC929

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Saffron#F4C430

Sunflower#FFC512

Luminance0.4786

Black text10.57:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA 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":"#E3B11C","rgb":[227,177,28],"hsl":[45,78,50],"cmyk":[0,22,88,11],"luminance":0.4786,"contrast":{"black":10.57,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B1E31C","hex":"#B1E31C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.87,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDCD6E","hex":"#EDCD6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.56,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Goldenrod 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/e3b11c.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":"#1C4EE3","analogous":["#E34E1C","#B1E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE3B1","#B11CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE34E","#1C4EE3","#E31CB1"],"splitComplementary":["#1CB1E3","#4E1CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDCD6E","#E3B11C","#917112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDCD6E","dark":"#917112","saturated":"#FFBF00","desaturated":"#C7A338","pastel":"#E7D397","neon":"#FFC929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":32.4037034920393},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":35.832945734337834}]

#E3B11C

CSS

About #E3B11C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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