HEX atlas value

#ECD6A2

#ECD6A2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 214, 162, HSL 42, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.6853, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#ECD6A2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECD6A2

RGB rgb(236, 214, 162)

HSL hsl(42 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.6853

Contrast Black 14.71:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-ecd6a2: #ECD6A2;
.background-ecd6a2 { background-color: #ECD6A2; }
.text-ecd6a2 { color: #ECD6A2; }

Luminance0.6853

Black text14.71:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#ECD6A2","rgb":[236,214,162],"hsl":[42,66,78],"cmyk":[0,9,31,7],"luminance":0.6853,"contrast":{"black":14.71,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF7EE","hex":"#FCF7EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.68,"contrastWhite":1.07,"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"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDECA2","hex":"#DDECA2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ecd6a2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2B8EC","analogous":["#ECB1A2","#DDECA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECD6","#D6A2EC"],"tetradic":["#A2ECB1","#A2B8EC","#ECA2DD"],"splitComplementary":["#A2DDEC","#B1A2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF7EE","#ECD6A2","#DCB456"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF7EE","dark":"#DCB456","saturated":"#F8DB96","desaturated":"#E0D1AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":19.79898987322333},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.83266665599966}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECD6A2

#ECD6A2 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #ECD6A2 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 236, 214, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg with 66% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6853, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.71:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECD6A2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF7EE#000000 text · best 19.68:1#FCF7EE

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#DDECA2#000000 text · best 16.59:1#DDECA2

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#ECD6A2#ECD6A2

#A2B8EC#A2B8EC

#ECB1A2#ECB1A2

#DDECA2#DDECA2

#FCF7EE#FCF7EE

#DCB456#DCB456

Color Harmonies

#A2B8EC#A2B8EC

#ECB1A2#ECB1A2

#DDECA2#DDECA2

#A2ECD6#A2ECD6

#D6A2EC#D6A2EC

Variants

#FCF7EE#FCF7EE

#DCB456#DCB456

#F8DB96#F8DB96

#E0D1AE#E0D1AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFEAB8#FFEAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Wheat#F5DEB3

#ECD6A2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECD6A2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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