Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E0CD85

#E0CD85 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 224, 205, 133, HSL 47, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.612, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellowwarmbalanced
#E0CD85 Sample readable text
HEX #E0CD85
RGB rgb(224, 205, 133)
HSL hsl(47 59% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 41, 12)
Luminance 0.612
Contrast Black 13.24:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-e0cd85: #E0CD85;
.background-e0cd85 { background-color: #E0CD85; }
.text-e0cd85 { color: #E0CD85; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.612
Black text13.24:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E0CD85","rgb":[224,205,133],"hsl":[47,59,70],"cmyk":[0,8,41,12],"luminance":0.612,"contrast":{"black":13.24,"white":1.59}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F2EBCE","hex":"#F2EBCE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.55,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"#F0D675","hex":"#F0D675","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.58,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6E085","hex":"#C6E085","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.4,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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/e0cd85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#8599E0","analogous":["#E09F85","#C6E085"],"triadic":["#85E0CC","#CC85E0"],"tetradic":["#85E09F","#8599E0","#E085C6"],"splitComplementary":["#85C6E0","#9F85E0"],"monochromatic":["#F2EBCE","#E0CD85","#CDAE3C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F2EBCE","dark":"#CDAE3C","saturated":"#F0D675","desaturated":"#CFC396","pastel":"#F8F5ED","neon":"#FFE78F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":29.49576240750525}]
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

HEX meaning and use

About #E0CD85

#E0CD85 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E0CD85 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 224, 205, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.612, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.24:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E0CD85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.24:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2EBCE#000000 text · best 17.55:1#F2EBCE
Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82
#F0D675#000000 text · best 14.58:1#F0D675
Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F
#C6E085#000000 text · best 14.4:1#C6E085

Generated Palette

#E0CD85#E0CD85
#8599E0#8599E0
#E09F85#E09F85
#C6E085#C6E085
#F2EBCE#F2EBCE
#CDAE3C#CDAE3C

Color Harmonies

#8599E0#8599E0
#E09F85#E09F85
#C6E085#C6E085
#85E0CC#85E0CC
#CC85E0#CC85E0

Variants

#F2EBCE#F2EBCE
#CDAE3C#CDAE3C
#F0D675#F0D675
#CFC396#CFC396
#F8F5ED#F8F5ED
#FFE78F#FFE78F

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Flax#EEDC82
Burly Wood#DEB887
Straw#E4D96F
Tan#D2B48C

Related HEX Guides

Pale Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E6BE8A.Flax colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #EEDC82.Burly Wood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #DEB887.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E0CD85 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.