HEX atlas value

#E2E605

#E2E605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 230, 5, HSL 61, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.7277, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E2E605 Sample readable text

HEX #E2E605

RGB rgb(226, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(61 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.7277

Contrast Black 15.55:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-e2e605: #E2E605;
.background-e2e605 { background-color: #E2E605; }
.text-e2e605 { color: #E2E605; }

Luminance0.7277

Black text15.55:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#E2E605","rgb":[226,230,5],"hsl":[61,96,46],"cmyk":[2,0,98,10],"luminance":0.7277,"contrast":{"black":15.55,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8FB4B","hex":"#F8FB4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.89,"contrastWhite":1.11,"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":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7EB00","hex":"#E7EB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.28,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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/e2e605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0805E6","analogous":["#E67905","#72E605"],"triadic":["#05E2E6","#E605E2"],"tetradic":["#05E679","#0805E6","#E60572"],"splitComplementary":["#0572E6","#7905E6"],"monochromatic":["#F8FB4B","#E2E605","#8A8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8FB4B","dark":"#8A8C03","saturated":"#E7EB00","desaturated":"#C9CC1E","pastel":"#EFF179","neon":"#FBFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":30.24896692450835},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":30.773365106858236}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2E605

#E2E605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E2E605 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 226, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg 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 0.7277, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.55:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8FB4B#000000 text · best 18.89:1#F8FB4B

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

Canary Yellow#000000 text · best 17.6:1#FFEF00

#E7EB00#000000 text · best 16.28:1#E7EB00

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

Generated Palette

#E2E605#E2E605

#0805E6#0805E6

#E67905#E67905

#72E605#72E605

#F8FB4B#F8FB4B

#8A8C03#8A8C03

Color Harmonies

#0805E6#0805E6

#E67905#E67905

#72E605#72E605

#05E2E6#05E2E6

#E605E2#E605E2

Variants

#F8FB4B#F8FB4B

#8A8C03#8A8C03

#E7EB00#E7EB00

#C9CC1E#C9CC1E

#EFF179#EFF179

#FBFF14#FBFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

#E2E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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