HEX atlas value

#EECE77

#EECE77 is a warm orange HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 206, 119, HSL 44, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.6365, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EECE77 Sample readable text

HEX #EECE77

RGB rgb(238, 206, 119)

HSL hsl(44 78% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 50, 7)

Luminance 0.6365

Contrast Black 13.73:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-eece77: #EECE77;
.background-eece77 { background-color: #EECE77; }
.text-eece77 { color: #EECE77; }

Luminance0.6365

Black text13.73:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#EECE77","rgb":[238,206,119],"hsl":[44,78,70],"cmyk":[0,13,50,7],"luminance":0.6365,"contrast":{"black":13.73,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8ECC9","hex":"#F8ECC9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.83,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2EE77","hex":"#D2EE77","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD666","hex":"#FFD666","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.06,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eece77.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7797EE","analogous":["#EE9377","#D2EE77"],"triadic":["#77EECE","#CE77EE"],"tetradic":["#77EE93","#7797EE","#EE77D2"],"splitComplementary":["#77D2EE","#9377EE"],"monochromatic":["#F8ECC9","#EECE77","#E4B125"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8ECC9","dark":"#E4B125","saturated":"#FFD666","desaturated":"#DDC688","pastel":"#FAF6EA","neon":"#FFE18F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":30.215889859476256}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EECE77

#EECE77 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EECE77 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 238, 206, and 119, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg with 78% saturation and 70% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6365, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.73:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EECE77 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8ECC9#000000 text · best 17.83:1#F8ECC9

#D2EE77#000000 text · best 16.24:1#D2EE77

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#FFD666#000000 text · best 15.06:1#FFD666

Generated Palette

#EECE77#EECE77

#7797EE#7797EE

#EE9377#EE9377

#D2EE77#D2EE77

#F8ECC9#F8ECC9

#E4B125#E4B125

Color Harmonies

#7797EE#7797EE

#EE9377#EE9377

#D2EE77#D2EE77

#77EECE#77EECE

#CE77EE#CE77EE

Variants

#F8ECC9#F8ECC9

#E4B125#E4B125

#FFD666#FFD666

#DDC688#DDC688

#FAF6EA#FAF6EA

#FFE18F#FFE18F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Topaz#FFC87C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#EECE77

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EECE77

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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