HEX atlas value

#E6E205

#E6E205 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Safety Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 226, 5, HSL 59, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.7123, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6E205 Sample readable text

HEX #E6E205

RGB rgb(230, 226, 5)

HSL hsl(59 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.7123

Contrast Black 15.25:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-e6e205: #E6E205;
.background-e6e205 { background-color: #E6E205; }
.text-e6e205 { color: #E6E205; }

Luminance0.7123

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#E6E205","rgb":[230,226,5],"hsl":[59,96,46],"cmyk":[0,2,98,10],"luminance":0.7123,"contrast":{"black":15.25,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF84B","hex":"#FBF84B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.63,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE700","hex":"#EBE700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.96,"contrastWhite":1.32,"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"]},{"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Safety 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/e6e205.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/golden-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0508E6","analogous":["#E67205","#79E605"],"triadic":["#05E6E2","#E205E6"],"tetradic":["#05E672","#0508E6","#E60579"],"splitComplementary":["#0579E6","#7205E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBF84B","#E6E205","#8C8A03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF84B","dark":"#8C8A03","saturated":"#EBE700","desaturated":"#CCC91E","pastel":"#F1EF79","neon":"#FFFB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":27.76688675382964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6E205

#E6E205 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6E205 is visually closest to Safety Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #EED202.

The RGB channels are 230, 226, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.7123, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6E205 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF84B#000000 text · best 18.63:1#FBF84B

#EBE700#000000 text · best 15.96:1#EBE700

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

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

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

Generated Palette

#E6E205#E6E205

#0508E6#0508E6

#E67205#E67205

#79E605#79E605

#FBF84B#FBF84B

#8C8A03#8C8A03

Color Harmonies

#0508E6#0508E6

#E67205#E67205

#79E605#79E605

#05E6E2#05E6E2

#E205E6#E205E6

Variants

#FBF84B#FBF84B

#8C8A03#8C8A03

#EBE700#EBE700

#CCC91E#CCC91E

#F1EF79#F1EF79

#FFFB14#FFFB14

Nearest Named Colors

Safety Yellow#EED202

Citrine#E4D00A

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Gold#FFD700

#E6E205

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6E205

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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