HEX atlas value

#EBB114

#EBB114 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 177, 20, HSL 44, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.4916, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EBB114 Sample readable text

HEX #EBB114

RGB rgb(235, 177, 20)

HSL hsl(44 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.4916

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-ebb114: #EBB114;
.background-ebb114 { background-color: #EBB114; }
.text-ebb114 { color: #EBB114; }

Luminance0.4916

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#EBB114","rgb":[235,177,20],"hsl":[44,84,50],"cmyk":[0,25,91,8],"luminance":0.4916,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9EB14","hex":"#B9EB14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2CD69","hex":"#F2CD69","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.71,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#FFBB00","hex":"#FFBB00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.36,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ebb114.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#144EEB","analogous":["#EB4614","#B9EB14"],"triadic":["#14EBB1","#B114EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB46","#144EEB","#EB14B9"],"splitComplementary":["#14B9EB","#4614EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2CD69","#EBB114","#96720D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2CD69","dark":"#96720D","saturated":"#FFBB00","desaturated":"#CFA430","pastel":"#EBD493","neon":"#FFC629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":24.020824298928627},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":28.35489375751565}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBB114

#EBB114 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EBB114 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 235, 177, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg with 84% saturation and 50% 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 0.4916, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBB114 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9EB14#000000 text · best 14.96:1#B9EB14

#F2CD69#000000 text · best 13.71:1#F2CD69

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

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

#FFBB00#000000 text · best 12.36:1#FFBB00

Generated Palette

#EBB114#EBB114

#144EEB#144EEB

#EB4614#EB4614

#B9EB14#B9EB14

#F2CD69#F2CD69

#96720D#96720D

Color Harmonies

#144EEB#144EEB

#EB4614#EB4614

#B9EB14#B9EB14

#14EBB1#14EBB1

#B114EB#B114EB

Variants

#F2CD69#F2CD69

#96720D#96720D

#FFBB00#FFBB00

#CFA430#CFA430

#EBD493#EBD493

#FFC629#FFC629

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Sunflower#FFC512

#EBB114

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBB114

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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