HEX atlas value

#ECDE8D

#ECDE8D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 222, 141, HSL 51, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.72, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECDE8D Sample readable text

HEX #ECDE8D

RGB rgb(236, 222, 141)

HSL hsl(51 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.72

Contrast Black 15.4:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-ecde8d: #ECDE8D;
.background-ecde8d { background-color: #ECDE8D; }
.text-ecde8d { color: #ECDE8D; }

Luminance0.72

Black text15.4:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#ECDE8D","rgb":[236,222,141],"hsl":[51,71,74],"cmyk":[0,6,40,7],"luminance":0.72,"contrast":{"black":15.4,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9F5DC","hex":"#F9F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.12,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAE87F","hex":"#FAE87F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.91,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBEC8E","hex":"#CBEC8E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.93,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Khaki 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/ecde8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8E9CEC","analogous":["#ECAF8E","#CBEC8E"],"triadic":["#8EECDE","#DE8EEC"],"tetradic":["#8EECAF","#8E9CEC","#EC8ECB"],"splitComplementary":["#8ECBEC","#AF8EEC"],"monochromatic":["#F9F5DC","#ECDE8D","#DEC73F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9F5DC","dark":"#DEC73F","saturated":"#FAE87F","desaturated":"#DDD39C","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFF1A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":9},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":24.61706725018234},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":30.740852297878796},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":31.448370387032774}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECDE8D

#ECDE8D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECDE8D is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 236, 222, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.72, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.4:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECDE8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9F5DC#000000 text · best 19.12:1#F9F5DC

#FAE87F#000000 text · best 16.91:1#FAE87F

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

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#CBEC8E#000000 text · best 15.93:1#CBEC8E

Generated Palette

#ECDE8D#ECDE8D

#8E9CEC#8E9CEC

#ECAF8E#ECAF8E

#CBEC8E#CBEC8E

#F9F5DC#F9F5DC

#DEC73F#DEC73F

Color Harmonies

#8E9CEC#8E9CEC

#ECAF8E#ECAF8E

#CBEC8E#CBEC8E

#8EECDE#8EECDE

#DE8EEC#DE8EEC

Variants

#F9F5DC#F9F5DC

#DEC73F#DEC73F

#FAE87F#FAE87F

#DDD39C#DDD39C

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFF1A3#FFF1A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Straw#E4D96F

#ECDE8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECDE8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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