HEX atlas value

#ECEDB6

#ECEDB6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 237, 182, HSL 61, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.8178, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ECEDB6 Sample readable text

HEX #ECEDB6

RGB rgb(236, 237, 182)

HSL hsl(61 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.8178

Contrast Black 17.36:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-ecedb6: #ECEDB6;
.background-ecedb6 { background-color: #ECEDB6; }
.text-ecedb6 { color: #ECEDB6; }

Luminance0.8178

Black text17.36:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#ECEDB6","rgb":[236,237,182],"hsl":[61,60,82],"cmyk":[0,0,23,7],"luminance":0.8178,"contrast":{"black":17.36,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5F7AB","hex":"#F5F7AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.77,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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/ecedb6.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/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B6B6ED","analogous":["#EDD2B6","#D0EDB6"],"triadic":["#B6ECED","#EDB6EC"],"tetradic":["#B6EDD2","#B6B6ED","#EDB6D0"],"splitComplementary":["#B6D0ED","#D2B6ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#ECEDB6","#D8DA6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D8DA6C","saturated":"#F5F7AB","desaturated":"#E2E3C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FEFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":20.808652046684813}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECEDB6

#ECEDB6 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ECEDB6 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 236, 237, and 182, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 60% saturation and 82% 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 0.8178, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.36:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECEDB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F5F7AB#000000 text · best 18.77:1#F5F7AB

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#ECEDB6#ECEDB6

#B6B6ED#B6B6ED

#EDD2B6#EDD2B6

#D0EDB6#D0EDB6

White#FFFFFF

#D8DA6C#D8DA6C

Color Harmonies

#B6B6ED#B6B6ED

#EDD2B6#EDD2B6

#D0EDB6#D0EDB6

#B6ECED#B6ECED

#EDB6EC#EDB6EC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D8DA6C#D8DA6C

#F5F7AB#F5F7AB

#E2E3C0#E2E3C0

White#FFFFFF

#FEFFCC#FEFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Peach#FFE5B4

Vellum#EFE3C8

#ECEDB6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECEDB6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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