HEX atlas value

#E5F698

#E5F698 is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 246, 152, HSL 71, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.8484, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#E5F698 Sample readable text

HEX #E5F698

RGB rgb(229, 246, 152)

HSL hsl(71 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.8484

Contrast Black 17.97:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-e5f698: #E5F698;
.background-e5f698 { background-color: #E5F698; }
.text-e5f698 { color: #E5F698; }

Luminance0.8484

Black text17.97:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#E5F698","rgb":[229,246,152],"hsl":[71,84,78],"cmyk":[7,0,38,4],"luminance":0.8484,"contrast":{"black":17.97,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAFDEC","hex":"#FAFDEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.33,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAFF8F","hex":"#EAFF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.2,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5f698.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A998F6","analogous":["#F6D898","#B6F698"],"triadic":["#98E5F6","#F698E5"],"tetradic":["#98F6D8","#A998F6","#F698B6"],"splitComplementary":["#98B6F6","#D898F6"],"monochromatic":["#FAFDEC","#E5F698","#CFEF43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAFDEC","dark":"#CFEF43","saturated":"#EAFF8F","desaturated":"#DDEAA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F2FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":30.93541659651604}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5F698

#E5F698 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #E5F698 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 229, 246, and 152, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 84% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8484, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.97:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5F698 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAFDEC#000000 text · best 20.33:1#FAFDEC

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#EAFF8F#000000 text · best 19.2:1#EAFF8F

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Generated Palette

#E5F698#E5F698

#A998F6#A998F6

#F6D898#F6D898

#B6F698#B6F698

#FAFDEC#FAFDEC

#CFEF43#CFEF43

Color Harmonies

#A998F6#A998F6

#F6D898#F6D898

#B6F698#B6F698

#98E5F6#98E5F6

#F698E5#F698E5

Variants

#FAFDEC#FAFDEC

#CFEF43#CFEF43

#EAFF8F#EAFF8F

#DDEAA4#DDEAA4

White#FFFFFF

#F2FFB8#F2FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

#E5F698

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5F698

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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