HEX atlas value

#E2CD6F

#E2CD6F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 205, 111, HSL 49, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.6098, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2CD6F Sample readable text

HEX #E2CD6F

RGB rgb(226, 205, 111)

HSL hsl(49 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6098

Contrast Black 13.2:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-e2cd6f: #E2CD6F;
.background-e2cd6f { background-color: #E2CD6F; }
.text-e2cd6f { color: #E2CD6F; }

Luminance0.6098

Black text13.2:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA 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":"#E2CD6F","rgb":[226,205,111],"hsl":[49,66,66],"cmyk":[0,9,51,11],"luminance":0.6098,"contrast":{"black":13.2,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1E7BB","hex":"#F1E7BB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"#F5D95C","hex":"#F5D95C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDE26F","hex":"#BDE26F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.27,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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/e2cd6f.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":"#6F84E2","analogous":["#E2936F","#BDE26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2CD","#CD6FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE293","#6F84E2","#E26FBD"],"splitComplementary":["#6FBDE2","#936FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1E7BB","#E2CD6F","#CBAE2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1E7BB","dark":"#CBAE2A","saturated":"#F5D95C","desaturated":"#CEC082","pastel":"#F4EFDC","neon":"#FFE77A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":12.165525060596439},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":27.018512172212592},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":31.144823004794873},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":32.14031735997639}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2CD6F

#E2CD6F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2CD6F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 226, 205, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.6098, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.2:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2CD6F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1E7BB#000000 text · best 16.89:1#F1E7BB

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#F5D95C#000000 text · best 14.96:1#F5D95C

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#BDE26F#000000 text · best 14.27:1#BDE26F

Generated Palette

#E2CD6F#E2CD6F

#6F84E2#6F84E2

#E2936F#E2936F

#BDE26F#BDE26F

#F1E7BB#F1E7BB

#CBAE2A#CBAE2A

Color Harmonies

#6F84E2#6F84E2

#E2936F#E2936F

#BDE26F#BDE26F

#6FE2CD#6FE2CD

#CD6FE2#CD6FE2

Variants

#F1E7BB#F1E7BB

#CBAE2A#CBAE2A

#F5D95C#F5D95C

#CEC082#CEC082

#F4EFDC#F4EFDC

#FFE77A#FFE77A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#E2CD6F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2CD6F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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