HEX atlas value

#EEE23A

#EEE23A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 226, 58, HSL 56, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.7288, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEE23A Sample readable text

HEX #EEE23A

RGB rgb(238, 226, 58)

HSL hsl(56 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.7288

Contrast Black 15.58:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-eee23a: #EEE23A;
.background-eee23a { background-color: #EEE23A; }
.text-eee23a { color: #EEE23A; }

Luminance0.7288

Black text15.58:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#EEE23A","rgb":[238,226,58],"hsl":[56,84,58],"cmyk":[0,5,76,7],"luminance":0.7288,"contrast":{"black":15.58,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF129","hex":"#FFF129","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5EE8E","hex":"#F5EE8E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"#A0EE3A","hex":"#A0EE3A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/eee23a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A46EE","analogous":["#EE883A","#A0EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEEE2","#E23AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE88","#3A46EE","#EE3AA0"],"splitComplementary":["#3AA0EE","#883AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5EE8E","#EEE23A","#BCB010"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5EE8E","dark":"#BCB010","saturated":"#FFF129","desaturated":"#D6CD51","pastel":"#F2EEB6","neon":"#FFF352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":30.364452901377952},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":32.18695387886216},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"daffodil","name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEE23A

#EEE23A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEE23A is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 238, 226, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.7288, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.58:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEE23A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Daffodil#000000 text · best 19.6:1#FFFF31

#FFF129#000000 text · best 17.87:1#FFF129

#F5EE8E#000000 text · best 17.5:1#F5EE8E

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#A0EE3A#000000 text · best 14.79:1#A0EE3A

Generated Palette

#EEE23A#EEE23A

#3A46EE#3A46EE

#EE883A#EE883A

#A0EE3A#A0EE3A

#F5EE8E#F5EE8E

#BCB010#BCB010

Color Harmonies

#3A46EE#3A46EE

#EE883A#EE883A

#A0EE3A#A0EE3A

#3AEEE2#3AEEE2

#E23AEE#E23AEE

Variants

#F5EE8E#F5EE8E

#BCB010#BCB010

#FFF129#FFF129

#D6CD51#D6CD51

#F2EEB6#F2EEB6

#FFF352#FFF352

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Daffodil#FFFF31

#EEE23A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEE23A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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