HEX atlas value

#EEC13A

#EEC13A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 193, 58, HSL 45, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.5662, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEC13A Sample readable text

HEX #EEC13A

RGB rgb(238, 193, 58)

HSL hsl(45 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.5662

Contrast Black 12.32:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-eec13a: #EEC13A;
.background-eec13a { background-color: #EEC13A; }
.text-eec13a { color: #EEC13A; }

Luminance0.5662

Black text12.32:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA 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":"#EEC13A","rgb":[238,193,58],"hsl":[45,84,58],"cmyk":[0,19,76,7],"luminance":0.5662,"contrast":{"black":12.32,"white":1.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C1EE3A","hex":"#C1EE3A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.56,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]},{"name":"#F5DC8E","hex":"#F5DC8E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.51,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFC929","hex":"#FFC929","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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/eec13a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A67EE","analogous":["#EE673A","#C1EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEEC1","#C13AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE67","#3A67EE","#EE3AC1"],"splitComplementary":["#3AC1EE","#673AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5DC8E","#EEC13A","#BC9110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5DC8E","dark":"#BC9110","saturated":"#FFC929","desaturated":"#D6B551","pastel":"#F2E3B6","neon":"#FFD452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":5},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.25657829663178},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":33.58571124749333},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":40.024992192379}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEC13A

#EEC13A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEC13A is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 238, 193, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 84% saturation and 58% 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 0.5662, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.32:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEC13A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C1EE3A#000000 text · best 15.56:1#C1EE3A

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#F5DC8E#000000 text · best 15.51:1#F5DC8E

#FFC929#000000 text · best 13.64:1#FFC929

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#EEC13A#EEC13A

#3A67EE#3A67EE

#EE673A#EE673A

#C1EE3A#C1EE3A

#F5DC8E#F5DC8E

#BC9110#BC9110

Color Harmonies

#3A67EE#3A67EE

#EE673A#EE673A

#C1EE3A#C1EE3A

#3AEEC1#3AEEC1

#C13AEE#C13AEE

Variants

#F5DC8E#F5DC8E

#BC9110#BC9110

#FFC929#FFC929

#D6B551#D6B551

#F2E3B6#F2E3B6

#FFD452#FFD452

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Dandelion#F0E130

Marigold#EAA221

#EEC13A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEC13A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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