HEX atlas value

#D6D78E

#D6D78E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 215, 142, HSL 61, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.6485, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D6D78E Sample readable text

HEX #D6D78E

RGB rgb(214, 215, 142)

HSL hsl(61 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.6485

Contrast Black 13.97:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-d6d78e: #D6D78E;
.background-d6d78e { background-color: #D6D78E; }
.text-d6d78e { color: #D6D78E; }

Luminance0.6485

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#D6D78E","rgb":[214,215,142],"hsl":[61,48,70],"cmyk":[0,0,34,16],"luminance":0.6485,"contrast":{"black":13.97,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFEFD2","hex":"#EFEFD2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6E87D","hex":"#E6E87D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.2,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B1D78E","hex":"#B1D78E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.98,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d6d78e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F8ED7","analogous":["#D7B48E","#B1D78E"],"triadic":["#8ED6D7","#D78ED6"],"tetradic":["#8ED7B4","#8F8ED7","#D78EB1"],"splitComplementary":["#8EB1D7","#B48ED7"],"monochromatic":["#EFEFD2","#D6D78E","#BDBF4A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFEFD2","dark":"#BDBF4A","saturated":"#E6E87D","desaturated":"#C6C69F","pastel":"#F6F6EE","neon":"#FDFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":30.083217912982647},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":30.4138126514911},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":32.77193921634788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6D78E

#D6D78E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D6D78E is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 214, 215, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 48% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6485, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6D78E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFEFD2#000000 text · best 17.95:1#EFEFD2

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#E6E87D#000000 text · best 16.2:1#E6E87D

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#B1D78E#000000 text · best 12.98:1#B1D78E

Generated Palette

#D6D78E#D6D78E

#8F8ED7#8F8ED7

#D7B48E#D7B48E

#B1D78E#B1D78E

#EFEFD2#EFEFD2

#BDBF4A#BDBF4A

Color Harmonies

#8F8ED7#8F8ED7

#D7B48E#D7B48E

#B1D78E#B1D78E

#8ED6D7#8ED6D7

#D78ED6#D78ED6

Variants

#EFEFD2#EFEFD2

#BDBF4A#BDBF4A

#E6E87D#E6E87D

#C6C69F#C6C69F

#F6F6EE#F6F6EE

#FDFF8F#FDFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Khaki#F0E68C

Travertine#D6C1A3

Burly Wood#DEB887

#D6D78E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6D78E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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