HEX atlas value

#E7DC40

#E7DC40 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 220, 64, HSL 56, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6855, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E7DC40 Sample readable text

HEX #E7DC40

RGB rgb(231, 220, 64)

HSL hsl(56 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.6855

Contrast Black 14.71:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-e7dc40: #E7DC40;
.background-e7dc40 { background-color: #E7DC40; }
.text-e7dc40 { color: #E7DC40; }

Luminance0.6855

Black text14.71:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#E7DC40","rgb":[231,220,64],"hsl":[56,78,58],"cmyk":[0,5,72,9],"luminance":0.6855,"contrast":{"black":14.71,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFF129","hex":"#FFF129","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2EB92","hex":"#F2EB92","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.07,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]},{"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/e7dc40.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/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#404CE7","analogous":["#E78940","#9FE740"],"triadic":["#40E7DC","#DC40E7"],"tetradic":["#40E789","#404CE7","#E7409F"],"splitComplementary":["#409FE7","#8940E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2EB92","#E7DC40","#B6AB16"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2EB92","dark":"#B6AB16","saturated":"#FFF129","desaturated":"#D0C858","pastel":"#EFEBB8","neon":"#FFF352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":33.95585369269929}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7DC40

#E7DC40 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E7DC40 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 231, 220, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6855, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.71:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7DC40 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFF129#000000 text · best 17.87:1#FFF129

#F2EB92#000000 text · best 17.07:1#F2EB92

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#E7DC40#E7DC40

#404CE7#404CE7

#E78940#E78940

#9FE740#9FE740

#F2EB92#F2EB92

#B6AB16#B6AB16

Color Harmonies

#404CE7#404CE7

#E78940#E78940

#9FE740#9FE740

#40E7DC#40E7DC

#DC40E7#DC40E7

Variants

#F2EB92#F2EB92

#B6AB16#B6AB16

#FFF129#FFF129

#D0C858#D0C858

#EFEBB8#EFEBB8

#FFF352#FFF352

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Mustard#FFDB58

#E7DC40

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7DC40

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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