Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#1C1E01

#1C1E01 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Matte Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 28, 30, 1, HSL 64, 94%, 6%, has luminance 0.0118, and belongs to the dark group.

yellowwarmdark
#1C1E01 Sample readable text
HEX #1C1E01
RGB rgb(28, 30, 1)
HSL hsl(64 94% 6%)
CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 97, 88)
Luminance 0.0118
Contrast Black 1.24:1White 16.99:1

CSS

--color-1c1e01: #1C1E01;
.background-1c1e01 { background-color: #1C1E01; }
.text-1c1e01 { color: #1C1E01; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0118
Black text1.24:1AA Fail
White text16.99:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#1C1E01","rgb":[28,30,1],"hsl":[64,94,6],"cmyk":[7,0,97,88],"luminance":0.0118,"contrast":{"black":1.24,"white":16.99}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":16.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#03011E","hex":"#03011E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.03,"contrastWhite":20.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1E1101","hex":"#1E1101","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.14,"contrastWhite":18.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#191A04","hex":"#191A04","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.19,"contrastWhite":17.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Matte Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/1c1e01.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#03011E","analogous":["#1E1101","#0D1E01"],"triadic":["#011C1E","#1E011C"],"tetradic":["#011E11","#03011E","#1E010D"],"splitComplementary":["#010D1E","#11011E"],"monochromatic":["#6F7704","#1C1E01","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#6F7704","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#1D1F00","desaturated":"#191A04","pastel":"#858D11","neon":"#434700"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":27.073972741361768},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":39.66106403010388}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #1C1E01

#1C1E01 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #1C1E01 is visually closest to Matte Black, a named gray color with HEX #1A1A1A.

The RGB channels are 28, 30, and 1, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 94% saturation and 6% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.24:1AA Fail
White text16.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1C1E01 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.24:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF16.99:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#03011E#FFFFFF text · best 20.47:1#03011E
Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C
#1E1101#FFFFFF text · best 18.49:1#1E1101
#191A04#FFFFFF text · best 17.65:1#191A04

Generated Palette

#1C1E01#1C1E01
#03011E#03011E
#1E1101#1E1101
#0D1E01#0D1E01
#6F7704#6F7704
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#03011E#03011E
#1E1101#1E1101
#0D1E01#0D1E01
#011C1E#011C1E
#1E011C#1E011C

Variants

#6F7704#6F7704
Black#000000
#1D1F00#1D1F00
#191A04#191A04
#858D11#858D11
#434700#434700

Nearest Named Colors

Matte Black#1A1A1A
Carbon Black#0C0C0C
Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C
Raisin#242124
Rubber#2A2725

Related HEX Guides

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