HEX atlas value

#E2D66F

#E2D66F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 214, 111, HSL 54, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.6541, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2D66F Sample readable text

HEX #E2D66F

RGB rgb(226, 214, 111)

HSL hsl(54 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6541

Contrast Black 14.08:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-e2d66f: #E2D66F;
.background-e2d66f { background-color: #E2D66F; }
.text-e2d66f { color: #E2D66F; }

Luminance0.6541

Black text14.08:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#E2D66F","rgb":[226,214,111],"hsl":[54,66,66],"cmyk":[0,5,51,11],"luminance":0.6541,"contrast":{"black":14.08,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1ECBB","hex":"#F1ECBB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.46,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5E55C","hex":"#F5E55C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]}]

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/e2d66f.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/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F7BE2","analogous":["#E29D6F","#B4E26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2D6","#D66FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE29D","#6F7BE2","#E26FB4"],"splitComplementary":["#6FB4E2","#9D6FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1ECBB","#E2D66F","#CBBB2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1ECBB","dark":"#CBBB2A","saturated":"#F5E55C","desaturated":"#CEC782","pastel":"#F4F1DC","neon":"#FFF27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":3.605551275463989},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":23.259406699226016},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":34.72751070837067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2D66F

#E2D66F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2D66F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 226, 214, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.6541, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.08:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2D66F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1ECBB#000000 text · best 17.46:1#F1ECBB

#F5E55C#000000 text · best 16.24:1#F5E55C

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

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#E2D66F#E2D66F

#6F7BE2#6F7BE2

#E29D6F#E29D6F

#B4E26F#B4E26F

#F1ECBB#F1ECBB

#CBBB2A#CBBB2A

Color Harmonies

#6F7BE2#6F7BE2

#E29D6F#E29D6F

#B4E26F#B4E26F

#6FE2D6#6FE2D6

#D66FE2#D66FE2

Variants

#F1ECBB#F1ECBB

#CBBB2A#CBBB2A

#F5E55C#F5E55C

#CEC782#CEC782

#F4F1DC#F4F1DC

#FFF27A#FFF27A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Topaz#FFC87C

#E2D66F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2D66F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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