HEX atlas value

#E5D980

#E5D980 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 217, 128, HSL 53, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.6784, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E5D980 Sample readable text

HEX #E5D980

RGB rgb(229, 217, 128)

HSL hsl(53 66% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 44, 10)

Luminance 0.6784

Contrast Black 14.57:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-e5d980: #E5D980;
.background-e5d980 { background-color: #E5D980; }
.text-e5d980 { color: #E5D980; }

Luminance0.6784

Black text14.57:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#E5D980","rgb":[229,217,128],"hsl":[53,66,70],"cmyk":[0,5,44,10],"luminance":0.6784,"contrast":{"black":14.57,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F0CC","hex":"#F5F0CC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.22,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6E66F","hex":"#F6E66F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.47,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEE580","hex":"#BEE580","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"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/e5d980.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/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#808CE5","analogous":["#E5A780","#BEE580"],"triadic":["#80E5D9","#D980E5"],"tetradic":["#80E5A7","#808CE5","#E580BE"],"splitComplementary":["#80BEE5","#A780E5"],"monochromatic":["#F5F0CC","#E5D980","#D5C334"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F0CC","dark":"#D5C334","saturated":"#F6E66F","desaturated":"#D4CC91","pastel":"#F9F7EC","neon":"#FFF28F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":31.32091952673165}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5D980

#E5D980 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E5D980 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 229, 217, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.6784, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.57:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5D980 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F0CC#000000 text · best 18.22:1#F5F0CC

#F6E66F#000000 text · best 16.47:1#F6E66F

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#BEE580#000000 text · best 14.71:1#BEE580

Generated Palette

#E5D980#E5D980

#808CE5#808CE5

#E5A780#E5A780

#BEE580#BEE580

#F5F0CC#F5F0CC

#D5C334#D5C334

Color Harmonies

#808CE5#808CE5

#E5A780#E5A780

#BEE580#BEE580

#80E5D9#80E5D9

#D980E5#D980E5

Variants

#F5F0CC#F5F0CC

#D5C334#D5C334

#F6E66F#F6E66F

#D4CC91#D4CC91

#F9F7EC#F9F7EC

#FFF28F#FFF28F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Topaz#FFC87C

#E5D980

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5D980

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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