HEX atlas value

#EBE014

#EBE014 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 224, 20, HSL 57, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.7102, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EBE014 Sample readable text

HEX #EBE014

RGB rgb(235, 224, 20)

HSL hsl(57 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.7102

Contrast Black 15.2:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-ebe014: #EBE014;
.background-ebe014 { background-color: #EBE014; }
.text-ebe014 { color: #EBE014; }

Luminance0.7102

Black text15.2:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#EBE014","rgb":[235,224,20],"hsl":[57,84,50],"cmyk":[0,5,91,8],"luminance":0.7102,"contrast":{"black":15.2,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFF200","hex":"#FFF200","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2EB69","hex":"#F2EB69","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.86,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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/ebe014.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/neon-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#141FEB","analogous":["#EB7514","#8AEB14"],"triadic":["#14EBE0","#E014EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB75","#141FEB","#EB148A"],"splitComplementary":["#148AEB","#7514EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2EB69","#EBE014","#968F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2EB69","dark":"#968F0D","saturated":"#FFF200","desaturated":"#CFC730","pastel":"#EBE793","neon":"#FFF429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":23},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":27.874719729532707},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":28.460498941515414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBE014

#EBE014 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EBE014 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 235, 224, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.7102, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.2:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBE014 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFF200#000000 text · best 17.95:1#FFF200

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

#F2EB69#000000 text · best 16.86:1#F2EB69

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

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Generated Palette

#EBE014#EBE014

#141FEB#141FEB

#EB7514#EB7514

#8AEB14#8AEB14

#F2EB69#F2EB69

#968F0D#968F0D

Color Harmonies

#141FEB#141FEB

#EB7514#EB7514

#8AEB14#8AEB14

#14EBE0#14EBE0

#E014EB#E014EB

Variants

#F2EB69#F2EB69

#968F0D#968F0D

#FFF200#FFF200

#CFC730#CFC730

#EBE793#EBE793

#FFF429#FFF429

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Dandelion#F0E130

#EBE014

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBE014

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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