HEX atlas value

#D6E199

#D6E199 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 214, 225, 153, HSL 69, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.7045, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D6E199 Sample readable text

HEX #D6E199

RGB rgb(214, 225, 153)

HSL hsl(69 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.7045

Contrast Black 15.09:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-d6e199: #D6E199;
.background-d6e199 { background-color: #D6E199; }
.text-d6e199 { color: #D6E199; }

Luminance0.7045

Black text15.09:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#D6E199","rgb":[214,225,153],"hsl":[69,55,74],"cmyk":[5,0,32,12],"luminance":0.7045,"contrast":{"black":15.09,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F6DF","hex":"#F2F6DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.02,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0F08A","hex":"#E0F08A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Khaki 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/d6e199.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A398E1","analogous":["#E1C898","#B2E198"],"triadic":["#98D6E1","#E198D6"],"tetradic":["#98E1C8","#A398E1","#E198B2"],"splitComplementary":["#98B2E1","#C898E1"],"monochromatic":["#F2F6DF","#D6E199","#BACD51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F6DF","dark":"#BACD51","saturated":"#E0F08A","desaturated":"#CCD3A7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#F1FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":33.52610922848042},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":34.36568055487916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D6E199

#D6E199 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D6E199 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 214, 225, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 55% saturation and 74% 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 0.7045, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.50, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.09:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D6E199 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F6DF#000000 text · best 19.02:1#F2F6DF

#E0F08A#000000 text · best 17:1#E0F08A

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#D6E199#D6E199

#A398E1#A398E1

#E1C898#E1C898

#B2E198#B2E198

#F2F6DF#F2F6DF

#BACD51#BACD51

Color Harmonies

#A398E1#A398E1

#E1C898#E1C898

#B2E198#B2E198

#98D6E1#98D6E1

#E198D6#E198D6

Variants

#F2F6DF#F2F6DF

#BACD51#BACD51

#E0F08A#E0F08A

#CCD3A7#CCD3A7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#F1FFA3#F1FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Travertine#D6C1A3

Flax#EEDC82

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#D6E199

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D6E199

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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