HEX atlas value

#ECE765

#ECE765 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 231, 101, HSL 58, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.7592, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#ECE765 Sample readable text

HEX #ECE765

RGB rgb(236, 231, 101)

HSL hsl(58 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.7592

Contrast Black 16.18:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-ece765: #ECE765;
.background-ece765 { background-color: #ECE765; }
.text-ece765 { color: #ECE765; }

Luminance0.7592

Black text16.18:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#ECE765","rgb":[236,231,101],"hsl":[58,78,66],"cmyk":[0,2,57,7],"luminance":0.7592,"contrast":{"black":16.18,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF952","hex":"#FFF952","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.92,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6F4B6","hex":"#F6F4B6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.53,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Maize 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/ece765.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6569EC","analogous":["#ECA465","#ADEC65"],"triadic":["#65ECE7","#E765EC"],"tetradic":["#65ECA4","#6569EC","#EC65AD"],"splitComplementary":["#65ADEC","#A465EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6F4B6","#ECE765","#DAD41B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F4B6","dark":"#DAD41B","saturated":"#FFF952","desaturated":"#D9D678","pastel":"#F7F6DA","neon":"#FFFB7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":30.62678566222711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECE765

#ECE765 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #ECE765 is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 236, 231, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.7592, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.18:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECE765 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#FFF952#000000 text · best 18.92:1#FFF952

#F6F4B6#000000 text · best 18.53:1#F6F4B6

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Generated Palette

#ECE765#ECE765

#6569EC#6569EC

#ECA465#ECA465

#ADEC65#ADEC65

#F6F4B6#F6F4B6

#DAD41B#DAD41B

Color Harmonies

#6569EC#6569EC

#ECA465#ECA465

#ADEC65#ADEC65

#65ECE7#65ECE7

#E765EC#E765EC

Variants

#F6F4B6#F6F4B6

#DAD41B#DAD41B

#FFF952#FFF952

#D9D678#D9D678

#F7F6DA#F7F6DA

#FFFB7A#FFFB7A

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#ECE765

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECE765

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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