HEX atlas value

#EBB514

#EBB514 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 181, 20, HSL 45, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.5076, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EBB514 Sample readable text

HEX #EBB514

RGB rgb(235, 181, 20)

HSL hsl(45 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.5076

Contrast Black 11.15:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-ebb514: #EBB514;
.background-ebb514 { background-color: #EBB514; }
.text-ebb514 { color: #EBB514; }

Luminance0.5076

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#EBB514","rgb":[235,181,20],"hsl":[45,84,50],"cmyk":[0,23,91,8],"luminance":0.5076,"contrast":{"black":11.15,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5EB14","hex":"#B5EB14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2D069","hex":"#F2D069","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard Yellow 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/ebb514.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#144AEB","analogous":["#EB4A14","#B5EB14"],"triadic":["#14EBB5","#B514EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB4A","#144AEB","#EB14B5"],"splitComplementary":["#14B5EB","#4A14EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2D069","#EBB514","#96740D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2D069","dark":"#96740D","saturated":"#FFBF00","desaturated":"#CFA730","pastel":"#EBD593","neon":"#FFC929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":25.69046515733026},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":25.69046515733026},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":26.019223662515376}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBB514

#EBB514 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EBB514 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 235, 181, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 0.5076, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBB514 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5EB14#000000 text · best 14.86:1#B5EB14

#F2D069#000000 text · best 14:1#F2D069

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

Generated Palette

#EBB514#EBB514

#144AEB#144AEB

#EB4A14#EB4A14

#B5EB14#B5EB14

#F2D069#F2D069

#96740D#96740D

Color Harmonies

#144AEB#144AEB

#EB4A14#EB4A14

#B5EB14#B5EB14

#14EBB5#14EBB5

#B514EB#B514EB

Variants

#F2D069#F2D069

#96740D#96740D

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

#CFA730#CFA730

#EBD593#EBD593

#FFC929#FFC929

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Marigold#EAA221

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

#EBB514

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBB514

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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