HEX atlas value

#ECECA2

#ECECA2 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 236, 162, HSL 60, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.8043, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECECA2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECECA2

RGB rgb(236, 236, 162)

HSL hsl(60 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.8043

Contrast Black 17.09:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-ececa2: #ECECA2;
.background-ececa2 { background-color: #ECECA2; }
.text-ececa2 { color: #ECECA2; }

Luminance0.8043

Black text17.09:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#ECECA2","rgb":[236,236,162],"hsl":[60,66,78],"cmyk":[0,0,31,7],"luminance":0.8043,"contrast":{"black":17.09,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCFCEE","hex":"#FCFCEE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.3,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8F896","hex":"#F8F896","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.86,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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"]}]

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/ececa2.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/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2A2EC","analogous":["#ECC7A2","#C7ECA2"],"triadic":["#A2ECEC","#ECA2EC"],"tetradic":["#A2ECC7","#A2A2EC","#ECA2C7"],"splitComplementary":["#A2C7EC","#C7A2EC"],"monochromatic":["#FCFCEE","#ECECA2","#DCDC56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFCEE","dark":"#DCDC56","saturated":"#F8F896","desaturated":"#E0E0AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":9.16515138991168},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":13.379088160259652},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":23.790754506740637}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECECA2

#ECECA2 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECECA2 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 236, 236, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.8043, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.09:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECECA2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCFCEE#000000 text · best 20.3:1#FCFCEE

#F8F896#000000 text · best 18.86:1#F8F896

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#ECECA2#ECECA2

#A2A2EC#A2A2EC

#ECC7A2#ECC7A2

#C7ECA2#C7ECA2

#FCFCEE#FCFCEE

#DCDC56#DCDC56

Color Harmonies

#A2A2EC#A2A2EC

#ECC7A2#ECC7A2

#C7ECA2#C7ECA2

#A2ECEC#A2ECEC

#ECA2EC#ECA2EC

Variants

#FCFCEE#FCFCEE

#DCDC56#DCDC56

#F8F896#F8F896

#E0E0AE#E0E0AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFFFB8#FFFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Khaki#F0E68C

Wheat#F5DEB3

#ECECA2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECECA2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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