HEX atlas value

#E2C56F

#E2C56F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 197, 111, HSL 45, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.5725, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2C56F Sample readable text

HEX #E2C56F

RGB rgb(226, 197, 111)

HSL hsl(45 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.5725

Contrast Black 12.45:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-e2c56f: #E2C56F;
.background-e2c56f { background-color: #E2C56F; }
.text-e2c56f { color: #E2C56F; }

Luminance0.5725

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#E2C56F","rgb":[226,197,111],"hsl":[45,66,66],"cmyk":[0,13,51,11],"luminance":0.5725,"contrast":{"black":12.45,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1E4BB","hex":"#F1E4BB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.56,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5E26F","hex":"#C5E26F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.48,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5CE5C","hex":"#F5CE5C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.87,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Champagne Gold 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/e2c56f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F8CE2","analogous":["#E28C6F","#C5E26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2C5","#C56FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE28C","#6F8CE2","#E26FC5"],"splitComplementary":["#6FC5E2","#8C6FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1E4BB","#E2C56F","#CBA32A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1E4BB","dark":"#CBA32A","saturated":"#F5CE5C","desaturated":"#CEBB82","pastel":"#F4EEDC","neon":"#FFDE7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":17.08800749063506},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":31.400636936215164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2C56F

#E2C56F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2C56F is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 226, 197, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 0.5725, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2C56F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1E4BB#000000 text · best 16.56:1#F1E4BB

#C5E26F#000000 text · best 14.48:1#C5E26F

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#F5CE5C#000000 text · best 13.87:1#F5CE5C

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#E2C56F#E2C56F

#6F8CE2#6F8CE2

#E28C6F#E28C6F

#C5E26F#C5E26F

#F1E4BB#F1E4BB

#CBA32A#CBA32A

Color Harmonies

#6F8CE2#6F8CE2

#E28C6F#E28C6F

#C5E26F#C5E26F

#6FE2C5#6FE2C5

#C56FE2#C56FE2

Variants

#F1E4BB#F1E4BB

#CBA32A#CBA32A

#F5CE5C#F5CE5C

#CEBB82#CEBB82

#F4EEDC#F4EEDC

#FFDE7A#FFDE7A

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Straw#E4D96F

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Bamboo#C7B56E

#E2C56F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2C56F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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