HEX atlas value

#E6C405

#E6C405 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 196, 5, HSL 51, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.5631, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6C405 Sample readable text

HEX #E6C405

RGB rgb(230, 196, 5)

HSL hsl(51 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.5631

Contrast Black 12.26:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-e6c405: #E6C405;
.background-e6c405 { background-color: #E6C405; }
.text-e6c405 { color: #E6C405; }

Luminance0.5631

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#E6C405","rgb":[230,196,5],"hsl":[51,96,46],"cmyk":[0,15,98,10],"luminance":0.5631,"contrast":{"black":12.26,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBE14B","hex":"#FBE14B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.97,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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":"#97E605","hex":"#97E605","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"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":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/e6c405.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0526E6","analogous":["#E65405","#97E605"],"triadic":["#05E6C4","#C405E6"],"tetradic":["#05E654","#0526E6","#E60597"],"splitComplementary":["#0597E6","#5405E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBE14B","#E6C405","#8C7703"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBE14B","dark":"#8C7703","saturated":"#EBC700","desaturated":"#CCB21E","pastel":"#F1DF79","neon":"#FFDC14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":25.729360660537214}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6C405

#E6C405 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6C405 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 230, 196, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.5631, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.26:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6C405 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBE14B#000000 text · best 15.97:1#FBE14B

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

#97E605#000000 text · best 13.64:1#97E605

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Generated Palette

#E6C405#E6C405

#0526E6#0526E6

#E65405#E65405

#97E605#97E605

#FBE14B#FBE14B

#8C7703#8C7703

Color Harmonies

#0526E6#0526E6

#E65405#E65405

#97E605#97E605

#05E6C4#05E6C4

#C405E6#C405E6

Variants

#FBE14B#FBE14B

#8C7703#8C7703

#EBC700#EBC700

#CCB21E#CCB21E

#F1DF79#F1DF79

#FFDC14#FFDC14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Safety Yellow#EED202

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Honey#FFC30B

#E6C405

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6C405

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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