HEX atlas value

#D8E26F

#D8E26F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 226, 111, HSL 65, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.7014, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D8E26F Sample readable text

HEX #D8E26F

RGB rgb(216, 226, 111)

HSL hsl(65 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.7014

Contrast Black 15.03:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-d8e26f: #D8E26F;
.background-d8e26f { background-color: #D8E26F; }
.text-d8e26f { color: #D8E26F; }

Luminance0.7014

Black text15.03:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#D8E26F","rgb":[216,226,111],"hsl":[65,66,66],"cmyk":[4,0,51,11],"luminance":0.7014,"contrast":{"black":15.03,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDF1BB","hex":"#EDF1BB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8F55C","hex":"#E8F55C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Straw 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/d8e26f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#796FE2","analogous":["#E2B26F","#9FE26F"],"triadic":["#6FD8E2","#E26FD8"],"tetradic":["#6FE2B2","#796FE2","#E26F9F"],"splitComplementary":["#6F9FE2","#B26FE2"],"monochromatic":["#EDF1BB","#D8E26F","#BECB2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF1BB","dark":"#BECB2A","saturated":"#E8F55C","desaturated":"#C8CE82","pastel":"#F2F4DC","neon":"#F4FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":15},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":37.8549864614954},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":38.84584919911006},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":40.607881008493905}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8E26F

#D8E26F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D8E26F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 216, 226, and 111, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 66% saturation and 66% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7014, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.03:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8E26F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDF1BB#000000 text · best 17.9:1#EDF1BB

#E8F55C#000000 text · best 17.65:1#E8F55C

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#D8E26F#D8E26F

#796FE2#796FE2

#E2B26F#E2B26F

#9FE26F#9FE26F

#EDF1BB#EDF1BB

#BECB2A#BECB2A

Color Harmonies

#796FE2#796FE2

#E2B26F#E2B26F

#9FE26F#9FE26F

#6FD8E2#6FD8E2

#E26FD8#E26FD8

Variants

#EDF1BB#EDF1BB

#BECB2A#BECB2A

#E8F55C#E8F55C

#C8CE82#C8CE82

#F2F4DC#F2F4DC

#F4FF7A#F4FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Maize#FBEC5D

#D8E26F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8E26F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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