HEX atlas value

#DAEC65

#DAEC65 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 218, 236, 101, HSL 68, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.7584, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DAEC65 Sample readable text

HEX #DAEC65

RGB rgb(218, 236, 101)

HSL hsl(68 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.7584

Contrast Black 16.17:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-daec65: #DAEC65;
.background-daec65 { background-color: #DAEC65; }
.text-daec65 { color: #DAEC65; }

Luminance0.7584

Black text16.17:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#DAEC65","rgb":[218,236,101],"hsl":[68,78,66],"cmyk":[8,0,57,7],"luminance":0.7584,"contrast":{"black":16.17,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8FF52","hex":"#E8FF52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.86,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEF6B6","hex":"#EEF6B6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.49,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"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/daec65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7765EC","analogous":["#ECBA65","#96EC65"],"triadic":["#65DAEC","#EC65DA"],"tetradic":["#65ECBA","#7765EC","#EC6596"],"splitComplementary":["#6596EC","#BA65EC"],"monochromatic":["#EEF6B6","#DAEC65","#C0DA1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEF6B6","dark":"#C0DA1B","saturated":"#E8FF52","desaturated":"#CCD978","pastel":"#F3F7DA","neon":"#EDFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":33.95585369269929},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":37.376463182061514},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":38.691084244306204},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":41.60528812542944}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DAEC65

#DAEC65 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DAEC65 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 218, 236, and 101, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 78% 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 0.7584, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.17:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DAEC65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#E8FF52#000000 text · best 18.86:1#E8FF52

#EEF6B6#000000 text · best 18.49:1#EEF6B6

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

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

Generated Palette

#DAEC65#DAEC65

#7765EC#7765EC

#ECBA65#ECBA65

#96EC65#96EC65

#EEF6B6#EEF6B6

#C0DA1B#C0DA1B

Color Harmonies

#7765EC#7765EC

#ECBA65#ECBA65

#96EC65#96EC65

#65DAEC#65DAEC

#EC65DA#EC65DA

Variants

#EEF6B6#EEF6B6

#C0DA1B#C0DA1B

#E8FF52#E8FF52

#CCD978#CCD978

#F3F7DA#F3F7DA

#EDFF7A#EDFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Flax#EEDC82

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#DAEC65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DAEC65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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