HEX atlas value

#C8E31C

#C8E31C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 227, 28, HSL 68, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.673, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#C8E31C Sample readable text

HEX #C8E31C

RGB rgb(200, 227, 28)

HSL hsl(68 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.673

Contrast Black 14.46:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-c8e31c: #C8E31C;
.background-c8e31c { background-color: #C8E31C; }
.text-c8e31c { color: #C8E31C; }

Luminance0.673

Black text14.46:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#C8E31C","rgb":[200,227,28],"hsl":[68,78,50],"cmyk":[12,0,88,11],"luminance":0.673,"contrast":{"black":14.46,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDFF00","hex":"#DDFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCED6E","hex":"#DCED6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.38,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Pear 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/c8e31c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#371CE3","analogous":["#E39A1C","#65E31C"],"triadic":["#1CC8E3","#E31CC8"],"tetradic":["#1CE39A","#371CE3","#E31C65"],"splitComplementary":["#1C65E3","#9A1CE3"],"monochromatic":["#DCED6E","#C8E31C","#809112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCED6E","dark":"#809112","saturated":"#DDFF00","desaturated":"#B4C738","pastel":"#DDE797","neon":"#E2FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":22.869193252058544},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":37.749172176353746},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":39.7994974842648},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":43.289721643826724}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8E31C

#C8E31C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #C8E31C is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 200, 227, and 28, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 78% 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 0.673, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.46:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8E31C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDFF00#000000 text · best 18.38:1#DDFF00

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#DCED6E#000000 text · best 16.38:1#DCED6E

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#C8E31C#C8E31C

#371CE3#371CE3

#E39A1C#E39A1C

#65E31C#65E31C

#DCED6E#DCED6E

#809112#809112

Color Harmonies

#371CE3#371CE3

#E39A1C#E39A1C

#65E31C#65E31C

#1CC8E3#1CC8E3

#E31CC8#E31CC8

Variants

#DCED6E#DCED6E

#809112#809112

#DDFF00#DDFF00

#B4C738#B4C738

#DDE797#DDE797

#E2FF29#E2FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Citrine#E4D00A

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

#C8E31C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8E31C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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