HEX atlas value

#E6D705

#E6D705 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 215, 5, HSL 56, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6543, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6D705 Sample readable text

HEX #E6D705

RGB rgb(230, 215, 5)

HSL hsl(56 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6543

Contrast Black 14.09:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-e6d705: #E6D705;
.background-e6d705 { background-color: #E6D705; }
.text-e6d705 { color: #E6D705; }

Luminance0.6543

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#E6D705","rgb":[230,215,5],"hsl":[56,96,46],"cmyk":[0,7,98,10],"luminance":0.6543,"contrast":{"black":14.09,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF04B","hex":"#FBF04B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.67,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBDB00","hex":"#EBDB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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/e6d705.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/industrial-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0514E6","analogous":["#E66605","#84E605"],"triadic":["#05E6D7","#D705E6"],"tetradic":["#05E666","#0514E6","#E60584"],"splitComplementary":["#0584E6","#6605E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBF04B","#E6D705","#8C8303"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF04B","dark":"#8C8303","saturated":"#EBDB00","desaturated":"#CCC11E","pastel":"#F1E979","neon":"#FFEF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":8.831760866327848},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":25.514701644346147}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6D705

#E6D705 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6D705 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 230, 215, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6543, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6D705 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF04B#000000 text · best 17.67:1#FBF04B

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

#EBDB00#000000 text · best 14.67:1#EBDB00

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

Generated Palette

#E6D705#E6D705

#0514E6#0514E6

#E66605#E66605

#84E605#84E605

#FBF04B#FBF04B

#8C8303#8C8303

Color Harmonies

#0514E6#0514E6

#E66605#E66605

#84E605#84E605

#05E6D7#05E6D7

#D705E6#D705E6

Variants

#FBF04B#FBF04B

#8C8303#8C8303

#EBDB00#EBDB00

#CCC11E#CCC11E

#F1E979#F1E979

#FFEF14#FFEF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Gold#FFD700

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

#E6D705

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6D705

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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