HEX atlas value

#ECD98D

#ECD98D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 217, 141, HSL 48, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.6938, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECD98D Sample readable text

HEX #ECD98D

RGB rgb(236, 217, 141)

HSL hsl(48 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.6938

Contrast Black 14.88:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-ecd98d: #ECD98D;
.background-ecd98d { background-color: #ECD98D; }
.text-ecd98d { color: #ECD98D; }

Luminance0.6938

Black text14.88:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA 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":"#ECD98D","rgb":[236,217,141],"hsl":[48,71,74],"cmyk":[0,8,40,7],"luminance":0.6938,"contrast":{"black":14.88,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9F3DC","hex":"#F9F3DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.88,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAE27F","hex":"#FAE27F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.25,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0EC8E","hex":"#D0EC8E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.07,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ecd98d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8EA0EC","analogous":["#ECAA8E","#D0EC8E"],"triadic":["#8EECD9","#D98EEC"],"tetradic":["#8EECAA","#8EA0EC","#EC8ED0"],"splitComplementary":["#8ED0EC","#AA8EEC"],"monochromatic":["#F9F3DC","#ECD98D","#DEBF3F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9F3DC","dark":"#DEBF3F","saturated":"#FAE27F","desaturated":"#DDD09C","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFEDA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":30.643106892089126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECD98D

#ECD98D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECD98D is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 236, 217, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 71% saturation and 74% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6938, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.88:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECD98D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9F3DC#000000 text · best 18.88:1#F9F3DC

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#FAE27F#000000 text · best 16.25:1#FAE27F

#D0EC8E#000000 text · best 16.07:1#D0EC8E

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Generated Palette

#ECD98D#ECD98D

#8EA0EC#8EA0EC

#ECAA8E#ECAA8E

#D0EC8E#D0EC8E

#F9F3DC#F9F3DC

#DEBF3F#DEBF3F

Color Harmonies

#8EA0EC#8EA0EC

#ECAA8E#ECAA8E

#D0EC8E#D0EC8E

#8EECD9#8EECD9

#D98EEC#D98EEC

Variants

#F9F3DC#F9F3DC

#DEBF3F#DEBF3F

#FAE27F#FAE27F

#DDD09C#DDD09C

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFEDA3#FFEDA3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Topaz#FFC87C

#ECD98D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECD98D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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