HEX atlas value

#E5D480

#E5D480 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 212, 128, HSL 50, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.653, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E5D480 Sample readable text

HEX #E5D480

RGB rgb(229, 212, 128)

HSL hsl(50 66% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 44, 10)

Luminance 0.653

Contrast Black 14.06:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-e5d480: #E5D480;
.background-e5d480 { background-color: #E5D480; }
.text-e5d480 { color: #E5D480; }

Luminance0.653

Black text14.06:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#E5D480","rgb":[229,212,128],"hsl":[50,66,70],"cmyk":[0,7,44,10],"luminance":0.653,"contrast":{"black":14.06,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5EECC","hex":"#F5EECC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.98,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6DF6F","hex":"#F6DF6F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.7,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C3E580","hex":"#C3E580","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.84,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5d480.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8091E5","analogous":["#E5A280","#C3E580"],"triadic":["#80E5D4","#D480E5"],"tetradic":["#80E5A2","#8091E5","#E580C3"],"splitComplementary":["#80C3E5","#A280E5"],"monochromatic":["#F5EECC","#E5D480","#D5BA34"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5EECC","dark":"#D5BA34","saturated":"#F6DF6F","desaturated":"#D4C991","pastel":"#F9F7EC","neon":"#FFEC8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":28.91366458960192}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5D480

#E5D480 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E5D480 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 229, 212, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 66% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.653, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.06:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5D480 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5EECC#000000 text · best 17.98:1#F5EECC

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#F6DF6F#000000 text · best 15.7:1#F6DF6F

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#C3E580#000000 text · best 14.84:1#C3E580

Generated Palette

#E5D480#E5D480

#8091E5#8091E5

#E5A280#E5A280

#C3E580#C3E580

#F5EECC#F5EECC

#D5BA34#D5BA34

Color Harmonies

#8091E5#8091E5

#E5A280#E5A280

#C3E580#C3E580

#80E5D4#80E5D4

#D480E5#D480E5

Variants

#F5EECC#F5EECC

#D5BA34#D5BA34

#F6DF6F#F6DF6F

#D4C991#D4C991

#F9F7EC#F9F7EC

#FFEC8F#FFEC8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Khaki#F0E68C

Topaz#FFC87C

#E5D480

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5D480

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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