HEX atlas value

#D9EA7B

#D9EA7B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 234, 123, HSL 69, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.7503, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D9EA7B Sample readable text

HEX #D9EA7B

RGB rgb(217, 234, 123)

HSL hsl(69 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.7503

Contrast Black 16.01:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-d9ea7b: #D9EA7B;
.background-d9ea7b { background-color: #D9EA7B; }
.text-d9ea7b { color: #D9EA7B; }

Luminance0.7503

Black text16.01:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#D9EA7B","rgb":[217,234,123],"hsl":[69,73,70],"cmyk":[7,0,47,8],"luminance":0.7503,"contrast":{"black":16.01,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0F7CA","hex":"#F0F7CA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.86,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5FB6A","hex":"#E5FB6A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.34,"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/d9ea7b.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":"#8B7BEA","analogous":["#EAC37B","#A2EA7B"],"triadic":["#7BDAEA","#EA7BDA"],"tetradic":["#7BEAC3","#8B7BEA","#EA7BA2"],"splitComplementary":["#7BA2EA","#C37BEA"],"monochromatic":["#F0F7CA","#D9EA7B","#C3DE2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0F7CA","dark":"#C3DE2B","saturated":"#E5FB6A","desaturated":"#CEDA8B","pastel":"#F7FAEB","neon":"#EEFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":28.879058156387302},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":45.387222871640866},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":46.75467891024384}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D9EA7B

#D9EA7B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D9EA7B is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 217, 234, and 123, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 73% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7503, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.01:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9EA7B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0F7CA#000000 text · best 18.86:1#F0F7CA

#E5FB6A#000000 text · best 18.34:1#E5FB6A

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

#D9EA7B#D9EA7B

#8B7BEA#8B7BEA

#EAC37B#EAC37B

#A2EA7B#A2EA7B

#F0F7CA#F0F7CA

#C3DE2B#C3DE2B

Color Harmonies

#8B7BEA#8B7BEA

#EAC37B#EAC37B

#A2EA7B#A2EA7B

#7BDAEA#7BDAEA

#EA7BDA#EA7BDA

Variants

#F0F7CA#F0F7CA

#C3DE2B#C3DE2B

#E5FB6A#E5FB6A

#CEDA8B#CEDA8B

#F7FAEB#F7FAEB

#EEFF8F#EEFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#D9EA7B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D9EA7B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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