HEX atlas value

#C7D864

#C7D864 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 216, 100, HSL 69, 60%, 62%, has luminance 0.6217, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C7D864 Sample readable text

HEX #C7D864

RGB rgb(199, 216, 100)

HSL hsl(69 60% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 54, 15)

Luminance 0.6217

Contrast Black 13.43:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-c7d864: #C7D864;
.background-c7d864 { background-color: #C7D864; }
.text-c7d864 { color: #C7D864; }

Luminance0.6217

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#C7D864","rgb":[199,216,100],"hsl":[69,60,62],"cmyk":[8,0,54,15],"luminance":0.6217,"contrast":{"black":13.43,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1EBAD","hex":"#E1EBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.69,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D6EE4F","hex":"#D6EE4F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.2,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DD864","hex":"#8DD864","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.14,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8C379","hex":"#B8C379","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c7d864.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7564D8","analogous":["#D8B064","#8DD864"],"triadic":["#64C7D8","#D864C7"],"tetradic":["#64D8B0","#7564D8","#D8648D"],"splitComplementary":["#648DD8","#B064D8"],"monochromatic":["#E1EBAD","#C7D864","#9FB42D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1EBAD","dark":"#9FB42D","saturated":"#D6EE4F","desaturated":"#B8C379","pastel":"#E8EDCF","neon":"#E8FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":35.185224171518364},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":36.40054944640259},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":36.810324638611924},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":44.98888751680797}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C7D864

#C7D864 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C7D864 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 199, 216, and 100, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 60% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.6217, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.43:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C7D864 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1EBAD#000000 text · best 16.69:1#E1EBAD

#D6EE4F#000000 text · best 16.2:1#D6EE4F

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#8DD864#000000 text · best 12.14:1#8DD864

#B8C379#000000 text · best 11.12:1#B8C379

Generated Palette

#C7D864#C7D864

#7564D8#7564D8

#D8B064#D8B064

#8DD864#8DD864

#E1EBAD#E1EBAD

#9FB42D#9FB42D

Color Harmonies

#7564D8#7564D8

#D8B064#D8B064

#8DD864#8DD864

#64C7D8#64C7D8

#D864C7#D864C7

Variants

#E1EBAD#E1EBAD

#9FB42D#9FB42D

#D6EE4F#D6EE4F

#B8C379#B8C379

#E8EDCF#E8EDCF

#E8FF66#E8FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

#C7D864

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C7D864

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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