HEX atlas value

#E6AE05

#E6AE05 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 174, 5, HSL 45, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.4711, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6AE05 Sample readable text

HEX #E6AE05

RGB rgb(230, 174, 5)

HSL hsl(45 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.4711

Contrast Black 10.42:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-e6ae05: #E6AE05;
.background-e6ae05 { background-color: #E6AE05; }
.text-e6ae05 { color: #E6AE05; }

Luminance0.4711

Black text10.42:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#E6AE05","rgb":[230,174,5],"hsl":[45,96,46],"cmyk":[0,24,98,10],"luminance":0.4711,"contrast":{"black":10.42,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBCF4B","hex":"#FBCF4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.13,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEE605","hex":"#AEE605","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard Yellow 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/e6ae05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#053DE6","analogous":["#E63D05","#AEE605"],"triadic":["#05E6AE","#AE05E6"],"tetradic":["#05E63D","#053DE6","#E605AE"],"splitComplementary":["#05AEE6","#3D05E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBCF4B","#E6AE05","#8C6A03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBCF4B","dark":"#8C6A03","saturated":"#EBB000","desaturated":"#CCA11E","pastel":"#F1D379","neon":"#FFC414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":30.643106892089126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6AE05

#E6AE05 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6AE05 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 230, 174, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 96% saturation and 46% 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 0.4711, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.42:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6AE05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBCF4B#000000 text · best 14.13:1#FBCF4B

#AEE605#000000 text · best 14.12:1#AEE605

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

Generated Palette

#E6AE05#E6AE05

#053DE6#053DE6

#E63D05#E63D05

#AEE605#AEE605

#FBCF4B#FBCF4B

#8C6A03#8C6A03

Color Harmonies

#053DE6#053DE6

#E63D05#E63D05

#AEE605#AEE605

#05E6AE#05E6AE

#AE05E6#AE05E6

Variants

#FBCF4B#FBCF4B

#8C6A03#8C6A03

#EBB000#EBB000

#CCA11E#CCA11E

#F1D379#F1D379

#FFC414#FFC414

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Orange#FFA500

Amber#FFBF00

#E6AE05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6AE05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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