HEX atlas value

#E4D00A

#E4D00A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 208, 10, HSL 54, 92%, 47%, has luminance 0.6163, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E4D00A Sample readable text

HEX #E4D00A

RGB rgb(228, 208, 10)

HSL hsl(54 92% 47%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 96, 11)

Luminance 0.6163

Contrast Black 13.33:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-e4d00a: #E4D00A;
.background-e4d00a { background-color: #E4D00A; }
.text-e4d00a { color: #E4D00A; }

Luminance0.6163

Black text13.33:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#E4D00A","rgb":[228,208,10],"hsl":[54,92,47],"cmyk":[0,9,96,11],"luminance":0.6163,"contrast":{"black":13.33,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8E754","hex":"#F8E754","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.55,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0D800","hex":"#F0D800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.53,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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/e4d00a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0A20E6","analogous":["#E6620A","#8EE60A"],"triadic":["#0AE6D0","#D00AE6"],"tetradic":["#0AE662","#0A20E6","#E60A8E"],"splitComplementary":["#0A8EE6","#620AE6"],"monochromatic":["#F8E754","#E4D00A","#8E8006"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8E754","dark":"#8E8006","saturated":"#F0D800","desaturated":"#CCBB24","pastel":"#EFE481","neon":"#FFE81A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":0},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":12.96148139681572},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":28.948229652260256},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":29.068883707497267}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4D00A

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

The RGB channels are 228, 208, and 10, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 92% saturation and 47% 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 0.6163, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.33:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4D00A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8E754#000000 text · best 16.55:1#F8E754

Cyber Yellow#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FFD300

#F0D800#000000 text · best 14.53:1#F0D800

Caution Yellow#000000 text · best 13.89:1#FFCC00

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

Generated Palette

Citrine#E4D00A

#0A20E6#0A20E6

#E6620A#E6620A

#8EE60A#8EE60A

#F8E754#F8E754

#8E8006#8E8006

Color Harmonies

#0A20E6#0A20E6

#E6620A#E6620A

#8EE60A#8EE60A

#0AE6D0#0AE6D0

#D00AE6#D00AE6

Variants

#F8E754#F8E754

#8E8006#8E8006

#F0D800#F0D800

#CCBB24#CCBB24

#EFE481#EFE481

#FFE81A#FFE81A

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#E4D00A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4D00A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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