HEX atlas value

#E7CC6A

#E7CC6A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 204, 106, HSL 47, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.6122, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E7CC6A Sample readable text

HEX #E7CC6A

RGB rgb(231, 204, 106)

HSL hsl(47 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.6122

Contrast Black 13.24:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-e7cc6a: #E7CC6A;
.background-e7cc6a { background-color: #E7CC6A; }
.text-e7cc6a { color: #E7CC6A; }

Luminance0.6122

Black text13.24:1AA 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":"#E7CC6A","rgb":[231,204,106],"hsl":[47,72,66],"cmyk":[0,12,54,9],"luminance":0.6122,"contrast":{"black":13.24,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4E7B9","hex":"#F4E7B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.98,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"#C3E76A","hex":"#C3E76A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAD657","hex":"#FAD657","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7cc6a.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/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6A85E7","analogous":["#E78D6A","#C3E76A"],"triadic":["#6AE7CC","#CC6AE7"],"tetradic":["#6AE78D","#6A85E7","#E76AC3"],"splitComplementary":["#6AC3E7","#8D6AE7"],"monochromatic":["#F4E7B9","#E7CC6A","#D3AC22"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4E7B9","dark":"#D3AC22","saturated":"#FAD657","desaturated":"#D4C17D","pastel":"#F5EFDB","neon":"#FFE27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":30.265491900843113}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7CC6A

#E7CC6A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E7CC6A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 231, 204, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6122, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.24:1AA 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 #E7CC6A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4E7B9#000000 text · best 16.98:1#F4E7B9

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

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#C3E76A#000000 text · best 14.96:1#C3E76A

#FAD657#000000 text · best 14.82:1#FAD657

Generated Palette

#E7CC6A#E7CC6A

#6A85E7#6A85E7

#E78D6A#E78D6A

#C3E76A#C3E76A

#F4E7B9#F4E7B9

#D3AC22#D3AC22

Color Harmonies

#6A85E7#6A85E7

#E78D6A#E78D6A

#C3E76A#C3E76A

#6AE7CC#6AE7CC

#CC6AE7#CC6AE7

Variants

#F4E7B9#F4E7B9

#D3AC22#D3AC22

#FAD657#FAD657

#D4C17D#D4C17D

#F5EFDB#F5EFDB

#FFE27A#FFE27A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Flax#EEDC82

Topaz#FFC87C

#E7CC6A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7CC6A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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