HEX atlas value

#E7C340

#E7C340 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 195, 64, HSL 47, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.5639, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E7C340 Sample readable text

HEX #E7C340

RGB rgb(231, 195, 64)

HSL hsl(47 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.5639

Contrast Black 12.28:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-e7c340: #E7C340;
.background-e7c340 { background-color: #E7C340; }
.text-e7c340 { color: #E7C340; }

Luminance0.5639

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#E7C340","rgb":[231,195,64],"hsl":[47,78,58],"cmyk":[0,16,72,9],"luminance":0.5639,"contrast":{"black":12.28,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2DD92","hex":"#F2DD92","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]},{"name":"#B8E740","hex":"#B8E740","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFD129","hex":"#FFD129","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.4,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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/e7c340.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":"#4065E7","analogous":["#E77040","#B8E740"],"triadic":["#40E7C3","#C340E7"],"tetradic":["#40E770","#4065E7","#E740B8"],"splitComplementary":["#40B8E7","#7040E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2DD92","#E7C340","#B69316"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2DD92","dark":"#B69316","saturated":"#FFD129","desaturated":"#D0B658","pastel":"#EFE3B8","neon":"#FFD952"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":13.564659966250536},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":35.17101079013795},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":40.8656334834051}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7C340

#E7C340 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E7C340 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 231, 195, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.5639, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7C340 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2DD92#000000 text · best 15.53:1#F2DD92

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#B8E740#000000 text · best 14.54:1#B8E740

#FFD129#000000 text · best 14.4:1#FFD129

Generated Palette

#E7C340#E7C340

#4065E7#4065E7

#E77040#E77040

#B8E740#B8E740

#F2DD92#F2DD92

#B69316#B69316

Color Harmonies

#4065E7#4065E7

#E77040#E77040

#B8E740#B8E740

#40E7C3#40E7C3

#C340E7#C340E7

Variants

#F2DD92#F2DD92

#B69316#B69316

#FFD129#FFD129

#D0B658#D0B658

#EFE3B8#EFE3B8

#FFD952#FFD952

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

#E7C340

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7C340

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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