HEX atlas value

#ECD7A2

#ECD7A2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 215, 162, HSL 43, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.6904, and belongs to the balanced group.

#ECD7A2 Sample readable text
HEX #ECD7A2
RGB rgb(236, 215, 162)
HSL hsl(43 66% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 31, 7)
Luminance 0.6904
Contrast Black 14.81:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-ecd7a2: #ECD7A2;
.background-ecd7a2 { background-color: #ECD7A2; }
.text-ecd7a2 { color: #ECD7A2; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6904
Black text14.81:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#ECD7A2","rgb":[236,215,162],"hsl":[43,66,78],"cmyk":[0,9,31,7],"luminance":0.6904,"contrast":{"black":14.81,"white":1.42}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FCF8EE","hex":"#FCF8EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.8,"contrastWhite":1.06,"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":"#DCECA2","hex":"#DCECA2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.56,"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/ecd7a2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#A2B7EC","analogous":["#ECB2A2","#DCECA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECD7","#D7A2EC"],"tetradic":["#A2ECB2","#A2B7EC","#ECA2DC"],"splitComplementary":["#A2DCEC","#B2A2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF8EE","#ECD7A2","#DCB656"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FCF8EE","dark":"#DCB656","saturated":"#F8DC96","desaturated":"#E0D2AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEBB8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":18.894443627691185},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":19.131126469708992},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.46948949045872}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECD7A2

#ECD7A2 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #ECD7A2 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 236, 215, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.6904, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.81:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECD7A2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.81:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF8EE#000000 text · best 19.8:1#FCF8EE
Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA
Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB
#DCECA2#000000 text · best 16.56:1#DCECA2
Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#ECD7A2#ECD7A2
#A2B7EC#A2B7EC
#ECB2A2#ECB2A2
#DCECA2#DCECA2
#FCF8EE#FCF8EE
#DCB656#DCB656

Color Harmonies

#A2B7EC#A2B7EC
#ECB2A2#ECB2A2
#DCECA2#DCECA2
#A2ECD7#A2ECD7
#D7A2EC#D7A2EC

Variants

#FCF8EE#FCF8EE
#DCB656#DCB656
#F8DC96#F8DC96
#E0D2AE#E0D2AE
White#FFFFFF
#FFEBB8#FFEBB8

Nearest Named Colors