HEX atlas value

#ECE2A2

#ECE2A2 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 226, 162, HSL 52, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.7483, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECE2A2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECE2A2

RGB rgb(236, 226, 162)

HSL hsl(52 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.7483

Contrast Black 15.97:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-ece2a2: #ECE2A2;
.background-ece2a2 { background-color: #ECE2A2; }
.text-ece2a2 { color: #ECE2A2; }

Luminance0.7483

Black text15.97:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA 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":"#ECE2A2","rgb":[236,226,162],"hsl":[52,66,78],"cmyk":[0,4,31,7],"luminance":0.7483,"contrast":{"black":15.97,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCFAEE","hex":"#FCFAEE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.05,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8EB96","hex":"#F8EB96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod 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/ece2a2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2ACEC","analogous":["#ECBDA2","#D1ECA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECE2","#E2A2EC"],"tetradic":["#A2ECBD","#A2ACEC","#ECA2D1"],"splitComplementary":["#A2D1EC","#BDA2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCFAEE","#ECE2A2","#DCCA56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFAEE","dark":"#DCCA56","saturated":"#F8EB96","desaturated":"#E0D9AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF5B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":10.198039027185569},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":22.315913604421397}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECE2A2

#ECE2A2 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECE2A2 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 236, 226, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.7483, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.97:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECE2A2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCFAEE#000000 text · best 20.05:1#FCFAEE

#F8EB96#000000 text · best 17.32:1#F8EB96

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Generated Palette

#ECE2A2#ECE2A2

#A2ACEC#A2ACEC

#ECBDA2#ECBDA2

#D1ECA2#D1ECA2

#FCFAEE#FCFAEE

#DCCA56#DCCA56

Color Harmonies

#A2ACEC#A2ACEC

#ECBDA2#ECBDA2

#D1ECA2#D1ECA2

#A2ECE2#A2ECE2

#E2A2EC#E2A2EC

Variants

#FCFAEE#FCFAEE

#DCCA56#DCCA56

#F8EB96#F8EB96

#E0D9AE#E0D9AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFF5B8#FFF5B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Wheat#F5DEB3

Navajo White#FFDEAD

#ECE2A2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECE2A2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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