HEX atlas value

#EAC453

#EAC453 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 196, 83, HSL 45, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.576, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EAC453 Sample readable text

HEX #EAC453

RGB rgb(234, 196, 83)

HSL hsl(45 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.576

Contrast Black 12.52:1White 1.68:1

CSS

--color-eac453: #EAC453;
.background-eac453 { background-color: #EAC453; }
.text-eac453 { color: #EAC453; }

Luminance0.576

Black text12.52:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA 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":"#EAC453","rgb":[234,196,83],"hsl":[45,78,62],"cmyk":[0,16,65,8],"luminance":0.576,"contrast":{"black":12.52,"white":1.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4E0A4","hex":"#F4E0A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C4EA53","hex":"#C4EA53","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"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/eac453.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5378EA","analogous":["#EA7853","#C4EA53"],"triadic":["#53EAC4","#C453EA"],"tetradic":["#53EA78","#5378EA","#EA53C4"],"splitComplementary":["#53C4EA","#7853EA"],"monochromatic":["#F4E0A4","#EAC453","#C89C19"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4E0A4","dark":"#C89C19","saturated":"#FFCF3D","desaturated":"#D4B968","pastel":"#F3E8C9","neon":"#FFD966"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":26.739483914241877},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":31.54362059117501},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":35.510561809129406},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":35.958309192730404}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAC453

#EAC453 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EAC453 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 234, 196, and 83, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 78% saturation and 62% 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 0.576, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.52:1AA Pass

White text1.68:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAC453 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4E0A4#000000 text · best 16.04:1#F4E0A4

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

#C4EA53#000000 text · best 15.24:1#C4EA53

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#EAC453#EAC453

#5378EA#5378EA

#EA7853#EA7853

#C4EA53#C4EA53

#F4E0A4#F4E0A4

#C89C19#C89C19

Color Harmonies

#5378EA#5378EA

#EA7853#EA7853

#C4EA53#C4EA53

#53EAC4#53EAC4

#C453EA#C453EA

Variants

#F4E0A4#F4E0A4

#C89C19#C89C19

#FFCF3D#FFCF3D

#D4B968#D4B968

#F3E8C9#F3E8C9

#FFD966#FFD966

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Straw#E4D96F

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#EAC453

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAC453

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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