HEX atlas value

#E3DC1C

#E3DC1C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 220, 28, HSL 58, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.676, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E3DC1C Sample readable text

HEX #E3DC1C

RGB rgb(227, 220, 28)

HSL hsl(58 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.676

Contrast Black 14.52:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-e3dc1c: #E3DC1C;
.background-e3dc1c { background-color: #E3DC1C; }
.text-e3dc1c { color: #E3DC1C; }

Luminance0.676

Black text14.52:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#E3DC1C","rgb":[227,220,28],"hsl":[58,78,50],"cmyk":[0,3,88,11],"luminance":0.676,"contrast":{"black":14.52,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.56,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"#EDE96E","hex":"#EDE96E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.48,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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","Citrine 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/e3dc1c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C23E3","analogous":["#E3791C","#86E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE3DC","#DC1CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE379","#1C23E3","#E31C86"],"splitComplementary":["#1C86E3","#791CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDE96E","#E3DC1C","#918D12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDE96E","dark":"#918D12","saturated":"#FFF700","desaturated":"#C7C238","pastel":"#E7E597","neon":"#FFF829"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3DC1C

#E3DC1C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E3DC1C is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 227, 220, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.676, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.52:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3DC1C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

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

#EDE96E#000000 text · best 16.48:1#EDE96E

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#E3DC1C#E3DC1C

#1C23E3#1C23E3

#E3791C#E3791C

#86E31C#86E31C

#EDE96E#EDE96E

#918D12#918D12

Color Harmonies

#1C23E3#1C23E3

#E3791C#E3791C

#86E31C#86E31C

#1CE3DC#1CE3DC

#DC1CE3#DC1CE3

Variants

#EDE96E#EDE96E

#918D12#918D12

Lemon#FFF700

#C7C238#C7C238

#E7E597#E7E597

#FFF829#FFF829

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Safety Yellow#EED202

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

#E3DC1C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3DC1C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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