HEX atlas value

#E5E22E

#E5E22E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 226, 46, HSL 59, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.7125, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E5E22E Sample readable text

HEX #E5E22E

RGB rgb(229, 226, 46)

HSL hsl(59 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.7125

Contrast Black 15.25:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-e5e22e: #E5E22E;
.background-e5e22e { background-color: #E5E22E; }
.text-e5e22e { color: #E5E22E; }

Luminance0.7125

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#E5E22E","rgb":[229,226,46],"hsl":[59,78,54],"cmyk":[0,1,80,10],"luminance":0.7125,"contrast":{"black":15.25,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFFB14","hex":"#FFFB14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.06,"contrastWhite":1.1,"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":"#EFED80","hex":"#EFED80","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.1,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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","Dandelion 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/e5e22e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E31E5","analogous":["#E5872E","#8DE52E"],"triadic":["#2EE5E2","#E22EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE587","#2E31E5","#E52E8D"],"splitComplementary":["#2E8DE5","#872EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFED80","#E5E22E","#A3A114"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFED80","dark":"#A3A114","saturated":"#FFFB14","desaturated":"#CBC948","pastel":"#EBEAA8","neon":"#FFFC3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":33.60059523282288},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":37.8021163428716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5E22E

#E5E22E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E5E22E is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 229, 226, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.7125, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5E22E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFFB14#000000 text · best 19.06:1#FFFB14

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

#EFED80#000000 text · best 17.1:1#EFED80

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#E5E22E#E5E22E

#2E31E5#2E31E5

#E5872E#E5872E

#8DE52E#8DE52E

#EFED80#EFED80

#A3A114#A3A114

Color Harmonies

#2E31E5#2E31E5

#E5872E#E5872E

#8DE52E#8DE52E

#2EE5E2#2EE5E2

#E22EE5#E22EE5

Variants

#EFED80#EFED80

#A3A114#A3A114

#FFFB14#FFFB14

#CBC948#CBC948

#EBEAA8#EBEAA8

#FFFC3D#FFFC3D

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

#E5E22E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5E22E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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