HEX atlas value

#EBDC14

#EBDC14 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 220, 20, HSL 56, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.689, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EBDC14 Sample readable text

HEX #EBDC14

RGB rgb(235, 220, 20)

HSL hsl(56 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.689

Contrast Black 14.78:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-ebdc14: #EBDC14;
.background-ebdc14 { background-color: #EBDC14; }
.text-ebdc14 { color: #EBDC14; }

Luminance0.689

Black text14.78:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA 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":"#EBDC14","rgb":[235,220,20],"hsl":[56,84,50],"cmyk":[0,6,91,8],"luminance":0.689,"contrast":{"black":14.78,"white":1.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFEE00","hex":"#FFEE00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2E969","hex":"#F2E969","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Citrine 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/ebdc14.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/golden-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1423EB","analogous":["#EB7114","#8EEB14"],"triadic":["#14EBDC","#DC14EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB71","#1423EB","#EB148E"],"splitComplementary":["#148EEB","#7114EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2E969","#EBDC14","#968D0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2E969","dark":"#968D0D","saturated":"#FFEE00","desaturated":"#CFC430","pastel":"#EBE593","neon":"#FFF129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":28.442925306655784},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":28.5657137141714},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":28.722813232690143}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBDC14

#EBDC14 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EBDC14 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 235, 220, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.689, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.78:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBDC14 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFEE00#000000 text · best 17.48:1#FFEE00

#F2E969#000000 text · best 16.63:1#F2E969

Golden Yellow#000000 text · best 15.81:1#FFDF00

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

Generated Palette

#EBDC14#EBDC14

#1423EB#1423EB

#EB7114#EB7114

#8EEB14#8EEB14

#F2E969#F2E969

#968D0D#968D0D

Color Harmonies

#1423EB#1423EB

#EB7114#EB7114

#8EEB14#8EEB14

#14EBDC#14EBDC

#DC14EB#DC14EB

Variants

#F2E969#F2E969

#968D0D#968D0D

#FFEE00#FFEE00

#CFC430#CFC430

#EBE593#EBE593

#FFF129#FFF129

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Gold#FFD700

#EBDC14

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBDC14

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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