HEX atlas value

#E6C005

#E6C005 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Industrial Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 192, 5, HSL 50, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.5453, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6C005 Sample readable text

HEX #E6C005

RGB rgb(230, 192, 5)

HSL hsl(50 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.5453

Contrast Black 11.91:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-e6c005: #E6C005;
.background-e6c005 { background-color: #E6C005; }
.text-e6c005 { color: #E6C005; }

Luminance0.5453

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#E6C005","rgb":[230,192,5],"hsl":[50,96,46],"cmyk":[0,17,98,10],"luminance":0.5453,"contrast":{"black":11.91,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBDE4B","hex":"#FBDE4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.65,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9BE605","hex":"#9BE605","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.71,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Industrial Yellow 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/e6c005.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#052AE6","analogous":["#E65005","#9BE605"],"triadic":["#05E6C0","#C005E6"],"tetradic":["#05E650","#052AE6","#E6059B"],"splitComplementary":["#059BE6","#5005E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBDE4B","#E6C005","#8C7503"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBDE4B","dark":"#8C7503","saturated":"#EBC400","desaturated":"#CCAF1E","pastel":"#F1DD79","neon":"#FFD814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":25.514701644346147}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6C005

#E6C005 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6C005 is visually closest to Industrial Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #F3C300.

The RGB channels are 230, 192, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.5453, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6C005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBDE4B#000000 text · best 15.65:1#FBDE4B

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

#9BE605#000000 text · best 13.71:1#9BE605

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

Generated Palette

#E6C005#E6C005

#052AE6#052AE6

#E65005#E65005

#9BE605#9BE605

#FBDE4B#FBDE4B

#8C7503#8C7503

Color Harmonies

#052AE6#052AE6

#E65005#E65005

#9BE605#9BE605

#05E6C0#05E6C0

#C005E6#C005E6

Variants

#FBDE4B#FBDE4B

#8C7503#8C7503

#EBC400#EBC400

#CCAF1E#CCAF1E

#F1DD79#F1DD79

#FFD814#FFD814

Nearest Named Colors

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Amber#FFBF00

#E6C005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6C005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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