HEX atlas value

#ECC227

#ECC227 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 194, 39, HSL 47, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.5656, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#ECC227 Sample readable text

HEX #ECC227

RGB rgb(236, 194, 39)

HSL hsl(47 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.5656

Contrast Black 12.31:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-ecc227: #ECC227;
.background-ecc227 { background-color: #ECC227; }
.text-ecc227 { color: #ECC227; }

Luminance0.5656

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#ECC227","rgb":[236,194,39],"hsl":[47,84,54],"cmyk":[0,18,83,7],"luminance":0.5656,"contrast":{"black":12.31,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4DA7C","hex":"#F4DA7C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B4EC27","hex":"#B4EC27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFCC14","hex":"#FFCC14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.9,"contrastWhite":1.51,"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"]}]

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/ecc227.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/sunflower.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2752EC","analogous":["#EC5F27","#B4EC27"],"triadic":["#27ECC2","#C227EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC5F","#2752EC","#EC27B4"],"splitComplementary":["#27B4EC","#5F27EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4DA7C","#ECC227","#A9870F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4DA7C","dark":"#A9870F","saturated":"#FFCC14","desaturated":"#D2B341","pastel":"#EEDEA5","neon":"#FFD53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":28.478061731796284},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":32.526911934581186},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":32.61901286060018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECC227

#ECC227 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #ECC227 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 236, 194, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.5656, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECC227 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#F4DA7C#000000 text · best 15.17:1#F4DA7C

#B4EC27#000000 text · best 14.97:1#B4EC27

#FFCC14#000000 text · best 13.9:1#FFCC14

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Generated Palette

#ECC227#ECC227

#2752EC#2752EC

#EC5F27#EC5F27

#B4EC27#B4EC27

#F4DA7C#F4DA7C

#A9870F#A9870F

Color Harmonies

#2752EC#2752EC

#EC5F27#EC5F27

#B4EC27#B4EC27

#27ECC2#27ECC2

#C227EC#C227EC

Variants

#F4DA7C#F4DA7C

#A9870F#A9870F

#FFCC14#FFCC14

#D2B341#D2B341

#EEDEA5#EEDEA5

#FFD53D#FFD53D

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Sunflower#FFC512

Dandelion#F0E130

Marigold#EAA221

#ECC227

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECC227

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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