HEX atlas value

#E7C040

#E7C040 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 192, 64, HSL 46, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.5506, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E7C040 Sample readable text

HEX #E7C040

RGB rgb(231, 192, 64)

HSL hsl(46 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.5506

Contrast Black 12.01:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-e7c040: #E7C040;
.background-e7c040 { background-color: #E7C040; }
.text-e7c040 { color: #E7C040; }

Luminance0.5506

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#E7C040","rgb":[231,192,64],"hsl":[46,78,58],"cmyk":[0,17,72,9],"luminance":0.5506,"contrast":{"black":12.01,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2DB92","hex":"#F2DB92","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBE740","hex":"#BBE740","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.62,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFCD29","hex":"#FFCD29","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.02,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Buttercup 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/e7c040.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4067E7","analogous":["#E76D40","#BBE740"],"triadic":["#40E7C0","#C040E7"],"tetradic":["#40E76D","#4067E7","#E740BB"],"splitComplementary":["#40BBE7","#6D40E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2DB92","#E7C040","#B69016"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2DB92","dark":"#B69016","saturated":"#FFCD29","desaturated":"#D0B458","pastel":"#EFE2B8","neon":"#FFD752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":21},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":42.23742416388575}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7C040

#E7C040 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E7C040 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 231, 192, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.5506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.01:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7C040 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#F2DB92#000000 text · best 15.32:1#F2DB92

#BBE740#000000 text · best 14.62:1#BBE740

#FFCD29#000000 text · best 14.02:1#FFCD29

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#E7C040#E7C040

#4067E7#4067E7

#E76D40#E76D40

#BBE740#BBE740

#F2DB92#F2DB92

#B69016#B69016

Color Harmonies

#4067E7#4067E7

#E76D40#E76D40

#BBE740#BBE740

#40E7C0#40E7C0

#C040E7#C040E7

Variants

#F2DB92#F2DB92

#B69016#B69016

#FFCD29#FFCD29

#D0B458#D0B458

#EFE2B8#EFE2B8

#FFD752#FFD752

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Dandelion#F0E130

Butterscotch#E3963E

#E7C040

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7C040

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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