HEX atlas value

#D9EC27

#D9EC27 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 236, 39, HSL 66, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.7489, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D9EC27 Sample readable text

HEX #D9EC27

RGB rgb(217, 236, 39)

HSL hsl(66 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.7489

Contrast Black 15.98:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-d9ec27: #D9EC27;
.background-d9ec27 { background-color: #D9EC27; }
.text-d9ec27 { color: #D9EC27; }

Luminance0.7489

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#D9EC27","rgb":[217,236,39],"hsl":[66,84,54],"cmyk":[8,0,83,7],"luminance":0.7489,"contrast":{"black":15.98,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8FF14","hex":"#E8FF14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.75,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8F47C","hex":"#E8F47C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.66,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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"]}]

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/d9ec27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B27EC","analogous":["#EC9D27","#76EC27"],"triadic":["#27D9EC","#EC27D9"],"tetradic":["#27EC9D","#3B27EC","#EC2776"],"splitComplementary":["#2776EC","#9D27EC"],"monochromatic":["#E8F47C","#D9EC27","#99A90F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8F47C","dark":"#99A90F","saturated":"#E8FF14","desaturated":"#C4D241","pastel":"#E7EEA5","neon":"#ECFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":39.03844259188627},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":41.78516483155236},{"slug":"daffodil","name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","distance":43.64630568559039}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9EC27

#D9EC27 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D9EC27 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 217, 236, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 84% saturation and 54% 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 0.7489, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9EC27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Daffodil#000000 text · best 19.6:1#FFFF31

#E8FF14#000000 text · best 18.75:1#E8FF14

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

#E8F47C#000000 text · best 17.66:1#E8F47C

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Generated Palette

#D9EC27#D9EC27

#3B27EC#3B27EC

#EC9D27#EC9D27

#76EC27#76EC27

#E8F47C#E8F47C

#99A90F#99A90F

Color Harmonies

#3B27EC#3B27EC

#EC9D27#EC9D27

#76EC27#76EC27

#27D9EC#27D9EC

#EC27D9#EC27D9

Variants

#E8F47C#E8F47C

#99A90F#99A90F

#E8FF14#E8FF14

#C4D241#C4D241

#E7EEA5#E7EEA5

#ECFF3D#ECFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Citrine#E4D00A

Daffodil#FFFF31

#D9EC27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9EC27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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