HEX atlas value

#ECD227

#ECD227 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 210, 39, HSL 52, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.6407, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#ECD227 Sample readable text

HEX #ECD227

RGB rgb(236, 210, 39)

HSL hsl(52 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.6407

Contrast Black 13.81:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-ecd227: #ECD227;
.background-ecd227 { background-color: #ECD227; }
.text-ecd227 { color: #ECD227; }

Luminance0.6407

Black text13.81:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#ECD227","rgb":[236,210,39],"hsl":[52,84,54],"cmyk":[0,11,83,7],"luminance":0.6407,"contrast":{"black":13.81,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4E47C","hex":"#F4E47C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE014","hex":"#FFE014","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.92,"contrastWhite":1.32,"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"]},{"name":"#A4EC27","hex":"#A4EC27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.61,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/ecd227.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2741EC","analogous":["#EC6F27","#A4EC27"],"triadic":["#27ECD2","#D227EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC6F","#2741EC","#EC27A4"],"splitComplementary":["#27A4EC","#6F27EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4E47C","#ECD227","#A9940F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4E47C","dark":"#A9940F","saturated":"#FFE014","desaturated":"#D2BF41","pastel":"#EEE5A5","neon":"#FFE53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":17.944358444926362},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":31.160872901765767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECD227

#ECD227 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #ECD227 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 236, 210, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.6407, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.81:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECD227 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4E47C#000000 text · best 16.24:1#F4E47C

#FFE014#000000 text · best 15.92:1#FFE014

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#A4EC27#000000 text · best 14.61:1#A4EC27

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#ECD227#ECD227

#2741EC#2741EC

#EC6F27#EC6F27

#A4EC27#A4EC27

#F4E47C#F4E47C

#A9940F#A9940F

Color Harmonies

#2741EC#2741EC

#EC6F27#EC6F27

#A4EC27#A4EC27

#27ECD2#27ECD2

#D227EC#D227EC

Variants

#F4E47C#F4E47C

#A9940F#A9940F

#FFE014#FFE014

#D2BF41#D2BF41

#EEE5A5#EEE5A5

#FFE53D#FFE53D

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Citrine#E4D00A

Sunflower#FFC512

#ECD227

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECD227

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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