HEX atlas value

#E5E740

#E5E740 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 231, 64, HSL 61, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.7418, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E5E740 Sample readable text

HEX #E5E740

RGB rgb(229, 231, 64)

HSL hsl(61 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.7418

Contrast Black 15.84:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-e5e740: #E5E740;
.background-e5e740 { background-color: #E5E740; }
.text-e5e740 { color: #E5E740; }

Luminance0.7418

Black text15.84:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#E5E740","rgb":[229,231,64],"hsl":[61,78,58],"cmyk":[1,0,72,9],"luminance":0.7418,"contrast":{"black":15.84,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBFF29","hex":"#FBFF29","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.44,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0F292","hex":"#F0F292","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.82,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/e5e740.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/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4340E7","analogous":["#E79740","#91E740"],"triadic":["#40E5E7","#E740E5"],"tetradic":["#40E797","#4340E7","#E74091"],"splitComplementary":["#4091E7","#9740E7"],"monochromatic":["#F0F292","#E5E740","#B3B616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0F292","dark":"#B3B616","saturated":"#FBFF29","desaturated":"#CED058","pastel":"#EEEFB8","neon":"#FCFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":36.742346141747674},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":37.36308338453881},{"slug":"daffodil","name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","distance":38.43175770115127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5E740

#E5E740 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E5E740 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 229, 231, and 64, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 78% saturation and 58% 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 0.7418, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.84:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5E740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Daffodil#000000 text · best 19.6:1#FFFF31

#FBFF29#000000 text · best 19.44:1#FBFF29

#F0F292#000000 text · best 17.82:1#F0F292

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Generated Palette

#E5E740#E5E740

#4340E7#4340E7

#E79740#E79740

#91E740#91E740

#F0F292#F0F292

#B3B616#B3B616

Color Harmonies

#4340E7#4340E7

#E79740#E79740

#91E740#91E740

#40E5E7#40E5E7

#E740E5#E740E5

Variants

#F0F292#F0F292

#B3B616#B3B616

#FBFF29#FBFF29

#CED058#CED058

#EEEFB8#EEEFB8

#FCFF52#FCFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Maize#FBEC5D

Mustard#FFDB58

Daffodil#FFFF31

#E5E740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5E740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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