HEX atlas value

#EED93A

#EED93A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 217, 58, HSL 53, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.6811, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EED93A Sample readable text

HEX #EED93A

RGB rgb(238, 217, 58)

HSL hsl(53 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.6811

Contrast Black 14.62:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-eed93a: #EED93A;
.background-eed93a { background-color: #EED93A; }
.text-eed93a { color: #EED93A; }

Luminance0.6811

Black text14.62:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#EED93A","rgb":[238,217,58],"hsl":[53,84,58],"cmyk":[0,9,76,7],"luminance":0.6811,"contrast":{"black":14.62,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5E98E","hex":"#F5E98E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE629","hex":"#FFE629","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.6,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"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":"#A9EE3A","hex":"#A9EE3A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dandelion 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/eed93a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A4FEE","analogous":["#EE7F3A","#A9EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEED9","#D93AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE7F","#3A4FEE","#EE3AA9"],"splitComplementary":["#3AA9EE","#7F3AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5E98E","#EED93A","#BCA810"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5E98E","dark":"#BCA810","saturated":"#FFE629","desaturated":"#D6C751","pastel":"#F2EBB6","neon":"#FFEB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":12.96148139681572},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":24.020824298928627},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":31.670175244226233},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EED93A

#EED93A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EED93A is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 238, 217, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.6811, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.62:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EED93A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5E98E#000000 text · best 16.93:1#F5E98E

#FFE629#000000 text · best 16.6:1#FFE629

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#A9EE3A#000000 text · best 14.98:1#A9EE3A

Generated Palette

#EED93A#EED93A

#3A4FEE#3A4FEE

#EE7F3A#EE7F3A

#A9EE3A#A9EE3A

#F5E98E#F5E98E

#BCA810#BCA810

Color Harmonies

#3A4FEE#3A4FEE

#EE7F3A#EE7F3A

#A9EE3A#A9EE3A

#3AEED9#3AEED9

#D93AEE#D93AEE

Variants

#F5E98E#F5E98E

#BCA810#BCA810

#FFE629#FFE629

#D6C751#D6C751

#F2EBB6#F2EBB6

#FFEB52#FFEB52

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Pear#D1E231

Mustard#FFDB58

#EED93A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EED93A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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