HEX atlas value

#ECD865

#ECD865 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 216, 101, HSL 51, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.6788, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#ECD865 Sample readable text

HEX #ECD865

RGB rgb(236, 216, 101)

HSL hsl(51 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.6788

Contrast Black 14.58:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-ecd865: #ECD865;
.background-ecd865 { background-color: #ECD865; }
.text-ecd865 { color: #ECD865; }

Luminance0.6788

Black text14.58:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#ECD865","rgb":[236,216,101],"hsl":[51,78,66],"cmyk":[0,8,57,7],"luminance":0.6788,"contrast":{"black":14.58,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6ECB6","hex":"#F6ECB6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.59,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE552","hex":"#FFE552","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.58,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDEC65","hex":"#BDEC65","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.35,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/ecd865.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6579EC","analogous":["#EC9465","#BDEC65"],"triadic":["#65ECD8","#D865EC"],"tetradic":["#65EC94","#6579EC","#EC65BD"],"splitComplementary":["#65BDEC","#9465EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6ECB6","#ECD865","#DABD1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6ECB6","dark":"#DABD1B","saturated":"#FFE552","desaturated":"#D9CA78","pastel":"#F7F2DA","neon":"#FFEB7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":12.84523257866513},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":15.7797338380595},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":29.34280150224242}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECD865

#ECD865 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #ECD865 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 236, 216, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 78% 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 0.6788, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.58:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECD865 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6ECB6#000000 text · best 17.59:1#F6ECB6

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#FFE552#000000 text · best 16.58:1#FFE552

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

#BDEC65#000000 text · best 15.35:1#BDEC65

Generated Palette

#ECD865#ECD865

#6579EC#6579EC

#EC9465#EC9465

#BDEC65#BDEC65

#F6ECB6#F6ECB6

#DABD1B#DABD1B

Color Harmonies

#6579EC#6579EC

#EC9465#EC9465

#BDEC65#BDEC65

#65ECD8#65ECD8

#D865EC#D865EC

Variants

#F6ECB6#F6ECB6

#DABD1B#DABD1B

#FFE552#FFE552

#D9CA78#D9CA78

#F7F2DA#F7F2DA

#FFEB7A#FFEB7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Maize#FBEC5D

Flax#EEDC82

#ECD865

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECD865

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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