HEX atlas value

#E6EC27

#E6EC27 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 236, 39, HSL 62, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.7696, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E6EC27 Sample readable text

HEX #E6EC27

RGB rgb(230, 236, 39)

HSL hsl(62 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.7696

Contrast Black 16.39:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-e6ec27: #E6EC27;
.background-e6ec27 { background-color: #E6EC27; }
.text-e6ec27 { color: #E6EC27; }

Luminance0.7696

Black text16.39:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#E6EC27","rgb":[230,236,39],"hsl":[62,84,54],"cmyk":[3,0,83,7],"luminance":0.7696,"contrast":{"black":16.39,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7FF14","hex":"#F7FF14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.27,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0F47C","hex":"#F0F47C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.94,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dandelion 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/e6ec27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E27EC","analogous":["#EC9027","#83EC27"],"triadic":["#27E6EC","#EC27E6"],"tetradic":["#27EC90","#2E27EC","#EC2783"],"splitComplementary":["#2783EC","#9027EC"],"monochromatic":["#F0F47C","#E6EC27","#A4A90F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0F47C","dark":"#A4A90F","saturated":"#F7FF14","desaturated":"#CED241","pastel":"#ECEEA5","neon":"#F9FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"daffodil","name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","distance":32.95451410656816},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":40.36087214122113}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6EC27

#E6EC27 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E6EC27 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 230, 236, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 84% saturation and 54% 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 0.7696, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.39:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6EC27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Daffodil#000000 text · best 19.6:1#FFFF31

#F7FF14#000000 text · best 19.27:1#F7FF14

#F0F47C#000000 text · best 17.94:1#F0F47C

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Generated Palette

#E6EC27#E6EC27

#2E27EC#2E27EC

#EC9027#EC9027

#83EC27#83EC27

#F0F47C#F0F47C

#A4A90F#A4A90F

Color Harmonies

#2E27EC#2E27EC

#EC9027#EC9027

#83EC27#83EC27

#27E6EC#27E6EC

#EC27E6#EC27E6

Variants

#F0F47C#F0F47C

#A4A90F#A4A90F

#F7FF14#F7FF14

#CED241#CED241

#ECEEA5#ECEEA5

#F9FF3D#F9FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Pear#D1E231

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Daffodil#FFFF31

Citrine#E4D00A

#E6EC27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6EC27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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