HEX atlas value

#ECDCA2

#ECDCA2 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vanilla. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 220, 162, HSL 47, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.7163, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECDCA2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECDCA2

RGB rgb(236, 220, 162)

HSL hsl(47 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.7163

Contrast Black 15.33:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-ecdca2: #ECDCA2;
.background-ecdca2 { background-color: #ECDCA2; }
.text-ecdca2 { color: #ECDCA2; }

Luminance0.7163

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#ECDCA2","rgb":[236,220,162],"hsl":[47,66,78],"cmyk":[0,7,31,7],"luminance":0.7163,"contrast":{"black":15.33,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF9EE","hex":"#FCF9EE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.92,"contrastWhite":1.05,"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":"#F8E396","hex":"#F8E396","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7ECA2","hex":"#D7ECA2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.41,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Vanilla 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/ecdca2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2B2EC","analogous":["#ECB7A2","#D7ECA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECDC","#DCA2EC"],"tetradic":["#A2ECB7","#A2B2EC","#ECA2D7"],"splitComplementary":["#A2D7EC","#B7A2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF9EE","#ECDCA2","#DCBF56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF9EE","dark":"#DCBF56","saturated":"#F8E396","desaturated":"#E0D5AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF0B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":14.52583904633395},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":15},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":22.045407685048602}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECDCA2

#ECDCA2 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECDCA2 is visually closest to Vanilla, a named yellow color with HEX #F3E5AB.

The RGB channels are 236, 220, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7163, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.33:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECDCA2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF9EE#000000 text · best 19.92:1#FCF9EE

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#F8E396#000000 text · best 16.42:1#F8E396

#D7ECA2#000000 text · best 16.41:1#D7ECA2

Generated Palette

#ECDCA2#ECDCA2

#A2B2EC#A2B2EC

#ECB7A2#ECB7A2

#D7ECA2#D7ECA2

#FCF9EE#FCF9EE

#DCBF56#DCBF56

Color Harmonies

#A2B2EC#A2B2EC

#ECB7A2#ECB7A2

#D7ECA2#D7ECA2

#A2ECDC#A2ECDC

#DCA2EC#DCA2EC

Variants

#FCF9EE#FCF9EE

#DCBF56#DCBF56

#F8E396#F8E396

#E0D5AE#E0D5AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFF0B8#FFF0B8

Nearest Named Colors

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Wheat#F5DEB3

Navajo White#FFDEAD

#ECDCA2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECDCA2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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