HEX atlas value

#E3B51C

#E3B51C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 181, 28, HSL 46, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.4946, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E3B51C Sample readable text

HEX #E3B51C

RGB rgb(227, 181, 28)

HSL hsl(46 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.4946

Contrast Black 10.89:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-e3b51c: #E3B51C;
.background-e3b51c { background-color: #E3B51C; }
.text-e3b51c { color: #E3B51C; }

Luminance0.4946

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#E3B51C","rgb":[227,181,28],"hsl":[46,78,50],"cmyk":[0,20,88,11],"luminance":0.4946,"contrast":{"black":10.89,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEE31C","hex":"#AEE31C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDCF6E","hex":"#EDCF6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFC300","hex":"#FFC300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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"]}]

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/e3b51c.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":"#1C4AE3","analogous":["#E3511C","#AEE31C"],"triadic":["#1CE3B5","#B51CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE351","#1C4AE3","#E31CAE"],"splitComplementary":["#1CAEE3","#511CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDCF6E","#E3B51C","#917412"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDCF6E","dark":"#917412","saturated":"#FFC300","desaturated":"#C7A638","pastel":"#E7D597","neon":"#FFCD29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":32.46536616149585}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3B51C

#E3B51C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E3B51C is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 227, 181, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.4946, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3B51C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEE31C#000000 text · best 13.8:1#AEE31C

#EDCF6E#000000 text · best 13.75:1#EDCF6E

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#FFC300#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC300

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#E3B51C#E3B51C

#1C4AE3#1C4AE3

#E3511C#E3511C

#AEE31C#AEE31C

#EDCF6E#EDCF6E

#917412#917412

Color Harmonies

#1C4AE3#1C4AE3

#E3511C#E3511C

#AEE31C#AEE31C

#1CE3B5#1CE3B5

#B51CE3#B51CE3

Variants

#EDCF6E#EDCF6E

#917412#917412

#FFC300#FFC300

#C7A638#C7A638

#E7D597#E7D597

#FFCD29#FFCD29

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Saffron#F4C430

Citrine#E4D00A

#E3B51C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3B51C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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