HEX atlas value

#CADF0C

#CADF0C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 223, 12, HSL 66, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.6536, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CADF0C Sample readable text

HEX #CADF0C

RGB rgb(202, 223, 12)

HSL hsl(66 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.6536

Contrast Black 14.07:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-cadf0c: #CADF0C;
.background-cadf0c { background-color: #CADF0C; }
.text-cadf0c { color: #CADF0C; }

Luminance0.6536

Black text14.07:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#CADF0C","rgb":[202,223,12],"hsl":[66,90,46],"cmyk":[9,0,95,13],"luminance":0.6536,"contrast":{"black":14.07,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"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":"#E5F651","hex":"#E5F651","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3EB00","hex":"#D3EB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.65,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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","Citrine 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/cadf0c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#210CDF","analogous":["#DF8A0C","#60DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CCADF","#DF0CCA"],"tetradic":["#0CDF8A","#210CDF","#DF0C60"],"splitComplementary":["#0C60DF","#8A0CDF"],"monochromatic":["#E5F651","#CADF0C","#7B8807"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5F651","dark":"#7B8807","saturated":"#D3EB00","desaturated":"#B5C526","pastel":"#E1ED7E","neon":"#E8FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":30.083217912982647},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":34.23448553724738},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":37.77565353504821},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":39.56008088970496},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":40.11234224026316}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CADF0C

#CADF0C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CADF0C is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 202, 223, and 12, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 90% saturation and 46% 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 0.6536, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.07:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CADF0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

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

#E5F651#000000 text · best 17.63:1#E5F651

#D3EB00#000000 text · best 15.65:1#D3EB00

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#CADF0C#CADF0C

#210CDF#210CDF

#DF8A0C#DF8A0C

#60DF0C#60DF0C

#E5F651#E5F651

#7B8807#7B8807

Color Harmonies

#210CDF#210CDF

#DF8A0C#DF8A0C

#60DF0C#60DF0C

#0CCADF#0CCADF

#DF0CCA#DF0CCA

Variants

#E5F651#E5F651

#7B8807#7B8807

#D3EB00#D3EB00

#B5C526#B5C526

#E1ED7E#E1ED7E

#E8FF14#E8FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Pear#D1E231

Safety Yellow#EED202

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

#CADF0C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CADF0C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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