HEX atlas value

#DEE605

#DEE605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 230, 5, HSL 62, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.7213, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DEE605 Sample readable text

HEX #DEE605

RGB rgb(222, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(62 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.7213

Contrast Black 15.43:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-dee605: #DEE605;
.background-dee605 { background-color: #DEE605; }
.text-dee605 { color: #DEE605; }

Luminance0.7213

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#DEE605","rgb":[222,230,5],"hsl":[62,96,46],"cmyk":[3,0,98,10],"luminance":0.7213,"contrast":{"black":15.43,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5FB4B","hex":"#F5FB4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.78,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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":"#E3EB00","hex":"#E3EB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/dee605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C05E6","analogous":["#E67D05","#6EE605"],"triadic":["#05DEE6","#E605DE"],"tetradic":["#05E67D","#0C05E6","#E6056E"],"splitComplementary":["#056EE6","#7D05E6"],"monochromatic":["#F5FB4B","#DEE605","#878C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5FB4B","dark":"#878C03","saturated":"#E3EB00","desaturated":"#C6CC1E","pastel":"#EDF179","neon":"#F7FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":34.10278580995987}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEE605

#DEE605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DEE605 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 222, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg 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 0.7213, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEE605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5FB4B#000000 text · best 18.78:1#F5FB4B

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

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

#E3EB00#000000 text · best 16.15:1#E3EB00

Golden Yellow#000000 text · best 15.81:1#FFDF00

Generated Palette

#DEE605#DEE605

#0C05E6#0C05E6

#E67D05#E67D05

#6EE605#6EE605

#F5FB4B#F5FB4B

#878C03#878C03

Color Harmonies

#0C05E6#0C05E6

#E67D05#E67D05

#6EE605#6EE605

#05DEE6#05DEE6

#E605DE#E605DE

Variants

#F5FB4B#F5FB4B

#878C03#878C03

#E3EB00#E3EB00

#C6CC1E#C6CC1E

#EDF179#EDF179

#F7FF14#F7FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Safety Yellow#EED202

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

#DEE605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEE605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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