HEX atlas value

#E5CA2E

#E5CA2E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 202, 46, HSL 51, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.591, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E5CA2E Sample readable text

HEX #E5CA2E

RGB rgb(229, 202, 46)

HSL hsl(51 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.591

Contrast Black 12.82:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-e5ca2e: #E5CA2E;
.background-e5ca2e { background-color: #E5CA2E; }
.text-e5ca2e { color: #E5CA2E; }

Luminance0.591

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#E5CA2E","rgb":[229,202,46],"hsl":[51,78,54],"cmyk":[0,12,80,10],"luminance":0.591,"contrast":{"black":12.82,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFDF80","hex":"#EFDF80","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.54,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"#FFDC14","hex":"#FFDC14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.5,"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"]},{"name":"#A5E52E","hex":"#A5E52E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron 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/e5ca2e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E4AE5","analogous":["#E56E2E","#A5E52E"],"triadic":["#2EE5CA","#CA2EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE56E","#2E4AE5","#E52EA5"],"splitComplementary":["#2EA5E5","#6E2EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFDF80","#E5CA2E","#A38E14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFDF80","dark":"#A38E14","saturated":"#FFDC14","desaturated":"#CBB848","pastel":"#EBE1A8","neon":"#FFE23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":16.278820596099706},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":20.518284528683193},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":31.38470965295043},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.075670817082454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5CA2E

#E5CA2E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E5CA2E is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 229, 202, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 78% saturation and 54% 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 0.591, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5CA2E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFDF80#000000 text · best 15.54:1#EFDF80

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#FFDC14#000000 text · best 15.5:1#FFDC14

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#A5E52E#000000 text · best 13.85:1#A5E52E

Generated Palette

#E5CA2E#E5CA2E

#2E4AE5#2E4AE5

#E56E2E#E56E2E

#A5E52E#A5E52E

#EFDF80#EFDF80

#A38E14#A38E14

Color Harmonies

#2E4AE5#2E4AE5

#E56E2E#E56E2E

#A5E52E#A5E52E

#2EE5CA#2EE5CA

#CA2EE5#CA2EE5

Variants

#EFDF80#EFDF80

#A38E14#A38E14

#FFDC14#FFDC14

#CBB848#CBB848

#EBE1A8#EBE1A8

#FFE23D#FFE23D

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

#E5CA2E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5CA2E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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