HEX atlas value

#E1A599

#E1A599 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 165, 153, HSL 10, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.4522, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E1A599 Sample readable text

HEX #E1A599

RGB rgb(225, 165, 153)

HSL hsl(10 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.4522

Contrast Black 10.04:1White 2.09:1

CSS

--color-e1a599: #E1A599;
.background-e1a599 { background-color: #E1A599; }
.text-e1a599 { color: #E1A599; }

Luminance0.4522

Black text10.04:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA 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":"#E1A599","rgb":[225,165,153],"hsl":[10,55,74],"cmyk":[0,27,32,12],"luminance":0.4522,"contrast":{"black":10.04,"white":2.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6E3DF","hex":"#F6E3DF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.97,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1C998","hex":"#E1C998","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.01,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98D5E1","hex":"#98D5E1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.94,"contrastWhite":1.62,"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"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1a599.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98D5E1","analogous":["#E198B1","#E1C998"],"triadic":["#98E1A4","#A498E1"],"tetradic":["#B1E198","#98D5E1","#C998E1"],"splitComplementary":["#98E1C9","#98B1E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6E3DF","#E1A599","#CD6651"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6E3DF","dark":"#CD6651","saturated":"#F09B8A","desaturated":"#D3AEA7","pastel":"#FDFCFB","neon":"#FFB3A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":21.37755832643195},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":24.879710609249457},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":26.343879744638983},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":26.795522013948524},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":29.58039891549808}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1A599

#E1A599 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E1A599 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 225, 165, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg with 55% saturation and 74% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4522, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.04:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1A599 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6E3DF#000000 text · best 16.97:1#F6E3DF

#E1C998#000000 text · best 13.01:1#E1C998

#98D5E1#000000 text · best 12.94:1#98D5E1

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

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Generated Palette

#E1A599#E1A599

#98D5E1#98D5E1

#E198B1#E198B1

#E1C998#E1C998

#F6E3DF#F6E3DF

#CD6651#CD6651

Color Harmonies

#98D5E1#98D5E1

#E198B1#E198B1

#E1C998#E1C998

#98E1A4#98E1A4

#A498E1#A498E1

Variants

#F6E3DF#F6E3DF

#CD6651#CD6651

#F09B8A#F09B8A

#D3AEA7#D3AEA7

#FDFCFB#FDFCFB

#FFB3A3#FFB3A3

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#E1A599

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1A599

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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