HEX atlas value

#E1C599

#E1C599 is a warm orange HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 197, 153, HSL 37, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.5824, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E1C599 Sample readable text

HEX #E1C599

RGB rgb(225, 197, 153)

HSL hsl(37 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.5824

Contrast Black 12.65:1White 1.66:1

CSS

--color-e1c599: #E1C599;
.background-e1c599 { background-color: #E1C599; }
.text-e1c599 { color: #E1C599; }

Luminance0.5824

Black text12.65:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA 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":"#E1C599","rgb":[225,197,153],"hsl":[37,55,74],"cmyk":[0,12,32,12],"luminance":0.5824,"contrast":{"black":12.65,"white":1.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6EDDF","hex":"#F6EDDF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.1,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9E198","hex":"#D9E198","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0C98A","hex":"#F0C98A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.43,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1c599.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98B4E1","analogous":["#E1A198","#D9E198"],"triadic":["#98E1C5","#C598E1"],"tetradic":["#98E1A1","#98B4E1","#E198D9"],"splitComplementary":["#98D9E1","#A198E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6EDDF","#E1C599","#CD9D51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6EDDF","dark":"#CD9D51","saturated":"#F0C98A","desaturated":"#D3C2A7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#FFDCA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":25.37715508089904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1C599

#E1C599 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E1C599 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 225, 197, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.5824, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.65:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1C599 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6EDDF#000000 text · best 18.1:1#F6EDDF

#D9E198#000000 text · best 15.17:1#D9E198

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

#F0C98A#000000 text · best 13.43:1#F0C98A

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Generated Palette

#E1C599#E1C599

#98B4E1#98B4E1

#E1A198#E1A198

#D9E198#D9E198

#F6EDDF#F6EDDF

#CD9D51#CD9D51

Color Harmonies

#98B4E1#98B4E1

#E1A198#E1A198

#D9E198#D9E198

#98E1C5#98E1C5

#C598E1#C598E1

Variants

#F6EDDF#F6EDDF

#CD9D51#CD9D51

#F0C98A#F0C98A

#D3C2A7#D3C2A7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#FFDCA3#FFDCA3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Mica#D8C7B0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#E1C599

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1C599

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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