HEX atlas value

#ECBE27

#ECBE27 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 190, 39, HSL 46, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.5481, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#ECBE27 Sample readable text

HEX #ECBE27

RGB rgb(236, 190, 39)

HSL hsl(46 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.5481

Contrast Black 11.96:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-ecbe27: #ECBE27;
.background-ecbe27 { background-color: #ECBE27; }
.text-ecbe27 { color: #ECBE27; }

Luminance0.5481

Black text11.96:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#ECBE27","rgb":[236,190,39],"hsl":[46,84,54],"cmyk":[0,19,83,7],"luminance":0.5481,"contrast":{"black":11.96,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8EC27","hex":"#B8EC27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D87C","hex":"#F4D87C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFC814","hex":"#FFC814","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.52,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron 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/ecbe27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2755EC","analogous":["#EC5C27","#B8EC27"],"triadic":["#27ECBE","#BE27EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC5C","#2755EC","#EC27B8"],"splitComplementary":["#27B8EC","#5C27EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4D87C","#ECBE27","#A9850F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4D87C","dark":"#A9850F","saturated":"#FFC814","desaturated":"#D2B041","pastel":"#EEDDA5","neon":"#FFD23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":28.705400188814647},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":29.171904291629644},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":31.591137997862628}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECBE27

#ECBE27 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #ECBE27 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 236, 190, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.5481, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.96:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECBE27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.96:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8EC27#000000 text · best 15.07:1#B8EC27

#F4D87C#000000 text · best 14.96:1#F4D87C

#FFC814#000000 text · best 13.52:1#FFC814

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#ECBE27#ECBE27

#2755EC#2755EC

#EC5C27#EC5C27

#B8EC27#B8EC27

#F4D87C#F4D87C

#A9850F#A9850F

Color Harmonies

#2755EC#2755EC

#EC5C27#EC5C27

#B8EC27#B8EC27

#27ECBE#27ECBE

#BE27EC#BE27EC

Variants

#F4D87C#F4D87C

#A9850F#A9850F

#FFC814#FFC814

#D2B041#D2B041

#EEDDA5#EEDDA5

#FFD23D#FFD23D

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

Sunflower#FFC512

Goldenrod#DAA520

#ECBE27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECBE27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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