HEX atlas value

#E0C985

#E0C985 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 224, 201, 133, HSL 45, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.5931, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E0C985 Sample readable text

HEX #E0C985

RGB rgb(224, 201, 133)

HSL hsl(45 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 41, 12)

Luminance 0.5931

Contrast Black 12.86:1White 1.63:1

CSS

--color-e0c985: #E0C985;
.background-e0c985 { background-color: #E0C985; }
.text-e0c985 { color: #E0C985; }

Luminance0.5931

Black text12.86:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA 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":"#E0C985","rgb":[224,201,133],"hsl":[45,59,70],"cmyk":[0,10,41,12],"luminance":0.5931,"contrast":{"black":12.86,"white":1.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2E9CE","hex":"#F2E9CE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"#C9E085","hex":"#C9E085","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.48,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0D175","hex":"#F0D175","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Gold 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/e0c985.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#859CE0","analogous":["#E09C85","#C9E085"],"triadic":["#85E0C9","#C985E0"],"tetradic":["#85E09C","#859CE0","#E085C9"],"splitComplementary":["#85C9E0","#9C85E0"],"monochromatic":["#F2E9CE","#E0C985","#CDA93C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2E9CE","dark":"#CDA93C","saturated":"#F0D175","desaturated":"#CFC196","pastel":"#F8F5ED","neon":"#FFE38F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":13.490737563232042},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":27.49545416973504}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E0C985

#E0C985 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E0C985 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 224, 201, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 59% saturation and 70% 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 0.5931, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.86:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E0C985 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2E9CE#000000 text · best 17.32:1#F2E9CE

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#C9E085#000000 text · best 14.48:1#C9E085

#F0D175#000000 text · best 14.08:1#F0D175

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#E0C985#E0C985

#859CE0#859CE0

#E09C85#E09C85

#C9E085#C9E085

#F2E9CE#F2E9CE

#CDA93C#CDA93C

Color Harmonies

#859CE0#859CE0

#E09C85#E09C85

#C9E085#C9E085

#85E0C9#85E0C9

#C985E0#C985E0

Variants

#F2E9CE#F2E9CE

#CDA93C#CDA93C

#F0D175#F0D175

#CFC196#CFC196

#F8F5ED#F8F5ED

#FFE38F#FFE38F

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Flax#EEDC82

Tan#D2B48C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#E0C985

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E0C985

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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