HEX atlas value

#E1AE99

#E1AE99 is a warm orange HEX color close to Tan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 174, 153, HSL 18, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.4858, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E1AE99 Sample readable text

HEX #E1AE99

RGB rgb(225, 174, 153)

HSL hsl(18 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.4858

Contrast Black 10.72:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-e1ae99: #E1AE99;
.background-e1ae99 { background-color: #E1AE99; }
.text-e1ae99 { color: #E1AE99; }

Luminance0.4858

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#E1AE99","rgb":[225,174,153],"hsl":[18,55,74],"cmyk":[0,23,32,12],"luminance":0.4858,"contrast":{"black":10.72,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6E6DF","hex":"#F6E6DF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.3,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1D398","hex":"#E1D398","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.97,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98CBE1","hex":"#98CBE1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.96,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Tan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1ae99.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98CBE1","analogous":["#E198A7","#E1D398"],"triadic":["#98E1AE","#AE98E1"],"tetradic":["#A7E198","#98CBE1","#D398E1"],"splitComplementary":["#98E1D3","#98A7E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6E6DF","#E1AE99","#CD7651"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6E6DF","dark":"#CD7651","saturated":"#F0A88A","desaturated":"#D3B4A7","pastel":"#FDFCFB","neon":"#FFBFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":27.294688127912362}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1AE99

#E1AE99 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E1AE99 is visually closest to Tan, a named orange color with HEX #D2B48C.

The RGB channels are 225, 174, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.4858, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.72:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1AE99 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6E6DF#000000 text · best 17.3:1#F6E6DF

#E1D398#000000 text · best 13.97:1#E1D398

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

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#98CBE1#000000 text · best 11.96:1#98CBE1

Generated Palette

#E1AE99#E1AE99

#98CBE1#98CBE1

#E198A7#E198A7

#E1D398#E1D398

#F6E6DF#F6E6DF

#CD7651#CD7651

Color Harmonies

#98CBE1#98CBE1

#E198A7#E198A7

#E1D398#E1D398

#98E1AE#98E1AE

#AE98E1#AE98E1

Variants

#F6E6DF#F6E6DF

#CD7651#CD7651

#F0A88A#F0A88A

#D3B4A7#D3B4A7

#FDFCFB#FDFCFB

#FFBFA3#FFBFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Travertine#D6C1A3

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

#E1AE99

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1AE99

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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