HEX atlas value

#E2C96F

#E2C96F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 201, 111, HSL 47, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.5909, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2C96F Sample readable text

HEX #E2C96F

RGB rgb(226, 201, 111)

HSL hsl(47 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.5909

Contrast Black 12.82:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-e2c96f: #E2C96F;
.background-e2c96f { background-color: #E2C96F; }
.text-e2c96f { color: #E2C96F; }

Luminance0.5909

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#E2C96F","rgb":[226,201,111],"hsl":[47,66,66],"cmyk":[0,11,51,11],"luminance":0.5909,"contrast":{"black":12.82,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1E5BB","hex":"#F1E5BB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.67,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5D45C","hex":"#F5D45C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"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":"#C1E26F","hex":"#C1E26F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/e2c96f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F88E2","analogous":["#E2906F","#C1E26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2C9","#C96FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE290","#6F88E2","#E26FC1"],"splitComplementary":["#6FC1E2","#906FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1E5BB","#E2C96F","#CBA82A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1E5BB","dark":"#CBA82A","saturated":"#F5D45C","desaturated":"#CEBE82","pastel":"#F4EFDC","neon":"#FFE27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":16.1245154965971},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.68164415931166}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2C96F

#E2C96F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2C96F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 226, 201, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.5909, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.82:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2C96F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1E5BB#000000 text · best 16.67:1#F1E5BB

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#F5D45C#000000 text · best 14.45:1#F5D45C

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#C1E26F#000000 text · best 14.38:1#C1E26F

Generated Palette

#E2C96F#E2C96F

#6F88E2#6F88E2

#E2906F#E2906F

#C1E26F#C1E26F

#F1E5BB#F1E5BB

#CBA82A#CBA82A

Color Harmonies

#6F88E2#6F88E2

#E2906F#E2906F

#C1E26F#C1E26F

#6FE2C9#6FE2C9

#C96FE2#C96FE2

Variants

#F1E5BB#F1E5BB

#CBA82A#CBA82A

#F5D45C#F5D45C

#CEBE82#CEBE82

#F4EFDC#F4EFDC

#FFE27A#FFE27A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#E2C96F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2C96F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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