HEX atlas value

#E2DA6F

#E2DA6F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 218, 111, HSL 56, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.6746, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2DA6F Sample readable text

HEX #E2DA6F

RGB rgb(226, 218, 111)

HSL hsl(56 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6746

Contrast Black 14.49:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-e2da6f: #E2DA6F;
.background-e2da6f { background-color: #E2DA6F; }
.text-e2da6f { color: #E2DA6F; }

Luminance0.6746

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#E2DA6F","rgb":[226,218,111],"hsl":[56,66,66],"cmyk":[0,4,51,11],"luminance":0.6746,"contrast":{"black":14.49,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1EEBB","hex":"#F1EEBB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.69,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5EA5C","hex":"#F5EA5C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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"]}]

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/e2da6f.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":"#6F77E2","analogous":["#E2A16F","#B0E26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2DA","#DA6FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE2A1","#6F77E2","#E26FB0"],"splitComplementary":["#6FB0E2","#A16FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1EEBB","#E2DA6F","#CBC02A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1EEBB","dark":"#CBC02A","saturated":"#F5EA5C","desaturated":"#CEC982","pastel":"#F4F2DC","neon":"#FFF67A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":2.23606797749979},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":35.17101079013795}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2DA6F

#E2DA6F is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2DA6F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 226, 218, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6746, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2DA6F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1EEBB#000000 text · best 17.69:1#F1EEBB

#F5EA5C#000000 text · best 16.81:1#F5EA5C

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

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

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Generated Palette

#E2DA6F#E2DA6F

#6F77E2#6F77E2

#E2A16F#E2A16F

#B0E26F#B0E26F

#F1EEBB#F1EEBB

#CBC02A#CBC02A

Color Harmonies

#6F77E2#6F77E2

#E2A16F#E2A16F

#B0E26F#B0E26F

#6FE2DA#6FE2DA

#DA6FE2#DA6FE2

Variants

#F1EEBB#F1EEBB

#CBC02A#CBC02A

#F5EA5C#F5EA5C

#CEC982#CEC982

#F4F2DC#F4F2DC

#FFF67A#FFF67A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Khaki#F0E68C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#E2DA6F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2DA6F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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