HEX atlas value

#CFE605

#CFE605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 207, 230, 5, HSL 66, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6987, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CFE605 Sample readable text

HEX #CFE605

RGB rgb(207, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(66 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6987

Contrast Black 14.97:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-cfe605: #CFE605;
.background-cfe605 { background-color: #CFE605; }
.text-cfe605 { color: #CFE605; }

Luminance0.6987

Black text14.97:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#CFE605","rgb":[207,230,5],"hsl":[66,96,46],"cmyk":[10,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6987,"contrast":{"black":14.97,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"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":"#EAFB4B","hex":"#EAFB4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"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":"#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","Electric Lime 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/cfe605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B05E6","analogous":["#E68C05","#5FE605"],"triadic":["#05CFE6","#E605CF"],"tetradic":["#05E68C","#1B05E6","#E6055F"],"splitComplementary":["#055FE6","#8C05E6"],"monochromatic":["#EAFB4B","#CFE605","#7E8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAFB4B","dark":"#7E8C03","saturated":"#D3EB00","desaturated":"#BBCC1E","pastel":"#E5F179","neon":"#E8FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":30.099833886584822},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":30.822070014844883},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":37.013511046643494},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":44.22668877499196}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CFE605

#CFE605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CFE605 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 207, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 96% 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 0.6987, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.97:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CFE605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#EAFB4B#000000 text · best 18.4:1#EAFB4B

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

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

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#CFE605#CFE605

#1B05E6#1B05E6

#E68C05#E68C05

#5FE605#5FE605

#EAFB4B#EAFB4B

#7E8C03#7E8C03

Color Harmonies

#1B05E6#1B05E6

#E68C05#E68C05

#5FE605#5FE605

#05CFE6#05CFE6

#E605CF#E605CF

Variants

#EAFB4B#EAFB4B

#7E8C03#7E8C03

#D3EB00#D3EB00

#BBCC1E#BBCC1E

#E5F179#E5F179

#E8FF14#E8FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Pear#D1E231

#CFE605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CFE605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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