HEX atlas value

#CCE31C

#CCE31C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 227, 28, HSL 67, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.6786, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CCE31C Sample readable text

HEX #CCE31C

RGB rgb(204, 227, 28)

HSL hsl(67 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.6786

Contrast Black 14.57:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-cce31c: #CCE31C;
.background-cce31c { background-color: #CCE31C; }
.text-cce31c { color: #CCE31C; }

Luminance0.6786

Black text14.57:1AA 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":"#CCE31C","rgb":[204,227,28],"hsl":[67,78,50],"cmyk":[10,0,88,11],"luminance":0.6786,"contrast":{"black":14.57,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1FF00","hex":"#E1FF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.51,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"#DEED6E","hex":"#DEED6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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":"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/cce31c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#331CE3","analogous":["#E3971C","#68E31C"],"triadic":["#1CCCE3","#E31CCC"],"tetradic":["#1CE397","#331CE3","#E31C68"],"splitComplementary":["#1C68E3","#971CE3"],"monochromatic":["#DEED6E","#CCE31C","#829112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEED6E","dark":"#829112","saturated":"#E1FF00","desaturated":"#B6C738","pastel":"#DEE797","neon":"#E6FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":35.510561809129406},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":39.59797974644666},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":40.01249804748511},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":41.23105625617661}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CCE31C

#CCE31C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CCE31C is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 204, 227, and 28, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg 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 0.6786, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.57:1AA 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 #CCE31C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1FF00#000000 text · best 18.51:1#E1FF00

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

#DEED6E#000000 text · best 16.44:1#DEED6E

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#CCE31C#CCE31C

#331CE3#331CE3

#E3971C#E3971C

#68E31C#68E31C

#DEED6E#DEED6E

#829112#829112

Color Harmonies

#331CE3#331CE3

#E3971C#E3971C

#68E31C#68E31C

#1CCCE3#1CCCE3

#E31CCC#E31CCC

Variants

#DEED6E#DEED6E

#829112#829112

#E1FF00#E1FF00

#B6C738#B6C738

#DEE797#DEE797

#E6FF29#E6FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Citrine#E4D00A

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Peridot#B4C424

Dandelion#F0E130

#CCE31C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CCE31C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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