HEX atlas value

#E6E605

#E6E605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Safety Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 230, 5, HSL 60, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.7343, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6E605 Sample readable text

HEX #E6E605

RGB rgb(230, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(60 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.7343

Contrast Black 15.69:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-e6e605: #E6E605;
.background-e6e605 { background-color: #E6E605; }
.text-e6e605 { color: #E6E605; }

Luminance0.7343

Black text15.69:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#E6E605","rgb":[230,230,5],"hsl":[60,96,46],"cmyk":[0,0,98,10],"luminance":0.7343,"contrast":{"black":15.69,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBFB4B","hex":"#FBFB4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19,"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":"#EBEB00","hex":"#EBEB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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","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/e6e605.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/chartreuse-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0505E6","analogous":["#E67505","#75E605"],"triadic":["#05E6E6","#E605E6"],"tetradic":["#05E675","#0505E6","#E60575"],"splitComplementary":["#0575E6","#7505E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBFB4B","#E6E605","#8C8C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBFB4B","dark":"#8C8C03","saturated":"#EBEB00","desaturated":"#CCCC1E","pastel":"#F1F179","neon":"#FFFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":21.748563170931547},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":27.03701166919155}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6E605

#E6E605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6E605 is visually closest to Safety Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #EED202.

The RGB channels are 230, 230, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.7343, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.69:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBFB4B#000000 text · best 19:1#FBFB4B

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

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

#EBEB00#000000 text · best 16.42:1#EBEB00

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

Generated Palette

#E6E605#E6E605

#0505E6#0505E6

#E67505#E67505

#75E605#75E605

#FBFB4B#FBFB4B

#8C8C03#8C8C03

Color Harmonies

#0505E6#0505E6

#E67505#E67505

#75E605#75E605

#05E6E6#05E6E6

#E605E6#E605E6

Variants

#FBFB4B#FBFB4B

#8C8C03#8C8C03

#EBEB00#EBEB00

#CCCC1E#CCCC1E

#F1F179#F1F179

#FFFF14#FFFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Safety Yellow#EED202

Citrine#E4D00A

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

#E6E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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