HEX atlas value

#D6E085

#D6E085 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 224, 133, HSL 67, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.693, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D6E085 Sample readable text

HEX #D6E085

RGB rgb(214, 224, 133)

HSL hsl(67 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 41, 12)

Luminance 0.693

Contrast Black 14.86:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-d6e085: #D6E085;
.background-d6e085 { background-color: #D6E085; }
.text-d6e085 { color: #D6E085; }

Luminance0.693

Black text14.86:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA 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":"#D6E085","rgb":[214,224,133],"hsl":[67,59,70],"cmyk":[4,0,41,12],"luminance":0.693,"contrast":{"black":14.86,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEF2CE","hex":"#EEF2CE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.23,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2F075","hex":"#E2F075","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.95,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]}]

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/d6e085.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9085E0","analogous":["#E0BD85","#A8E085"],"triadic":["#85D5E0","#E085D5"],"tetradic":["#85E0BD","#9085E0","#E085A8"],"splitComplementary":["#85A8E0","#BD85E0"],"monochromatic":["#EEF2CE","#D6E085","#BCCD3C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEF2CE","dark":"#BCCD3C","saturated":"#E2F075","desaturated":"#C8CF96","pastel":"#F7F8ED","neon":"#F2FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":37.907782842049734},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":40.84115571332428}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6E085

#D6E085 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D6E085 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 214, 224, and 133, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 59% 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 0.693, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.86:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6E085 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEF2CE#000000 text · best 18.23:1#EEF2CE

#E2F075#000000 text · best 16.95:1#E2F075

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#D6E085#D6E085

#9085E0#9085E0

#E0BD85#E0BD85

#A8E085#A8E085

#EEF2CE#EEF2CE

#BCCD3C#BCCD3C

Color Harmonies

#9085E0#9085E0

#E0BD85#E0BD85

#A8E085#A8E085

#85D5E0#85D5E0

#E085D5#E085D5

Variants

#EEF2CE#EEF2CE

#BCCD3C#BCCD3C

#E2F075#E2F075

#C8CF96#C8CF96

#F7F8ED#F7F8ED

#F2FF8F#F2FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#D6E085

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6E085

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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