HEX atlas value

#D8E76A

#D8E76A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 231, 106, HSL 67, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.7279, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D8E76A Sample readable text

HEX #D8E76A

RGB rgb(216, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(67 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.7279

Contrast Black 15.56:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-d8e76a: #D8E76A;
.background-d8e76a { background-color: #D8E76A; }
.text-d8e76a { color: #D8E76A; }

Luminance0.7279

Black text15.56:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#D8E76A","rgb":[216,231,106],"hsl":[67,72,66],"cmyk":[6,0,54,9],"luminance":0.7279,"contrast":{"black":15.56,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDF4B9","hex":"#EDF4B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.24,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7FA57","hex":"#E7FA57","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"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","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d8e76a.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/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#786AE7","analogous":["#E7B76A","#9AE76A"],"triadic":["#6AD8E7","#E76AD8"],"tetradic":["#6AE7B7","#786AE7","#E76A9A"],"splitComplementary":["#6A9AE7","#B76AE7"],"monochromatic":["#EDF4B9","#D8E76A","#BED322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF4B9","dark":"#BED322","saturated":"#E7FA57","desaturated":"#CAD47D","pastel":"#F2F5DB","neon":"#F0FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":37.66961640367472},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":41.6293165929973}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8E76A

#D8E76A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D8E76A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 216, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7279, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.56:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8E76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDF4B9#000000 text · best 18.24:1#EDF4B9

#E7FA57#000000 text · best 18.21:1#E7FA57

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

#D8E76A#D8E76A

#786AE7#786AE7

#E7B76A#E7B76A

#9AE76A#9AE76A

#EDF4B9#EDF4B9

#BED322#BED322

Color Harmonies

#786AE7#786AE7

#E7B76A#E7B76A

#9AE76A#9AE76A

#6AD8E7#6AD8E7

#E76AD8#E76AD8

Variants

#EDF4B9#EDF4B9

#BED322#BED322

#E7FA57#E7FA57

#CAD47D#CAD47D

#F2F5DB#F2F5DB

#F0FF7A#F0FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Khaki#F0E68C

#D8E76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8E76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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