HEX atlas value

#E1CF99

#E1CF99 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 207, 153, HSL 45, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6293, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E1CF99 Sample readable text

HEX #E1CF99

RGB rgb(225, 207, 153)

HSL hsl(45 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6293

Contrast Black 13.59:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-e1cf99: #E1CF99;
.background-e1cf99 { background-color: #E1CF99; }
.text-e1cf99 { color: #E1CF99; }

Luminance0.6293

Black text13.59:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#E1CF99","rgb":[225,207,153],"hsl":[45,55,74],"cmyk":[0,8,32,12],"luminance":0.6293,"contrast":{"black":13.59,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F0DF","hex":"#F6F0DF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.45,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFE198","hex":"#CFE198","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.88,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0D68A","hex":"#F0D68A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.69,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine 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/e1cf99.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/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98AAE1","analogous":["#E1AA98","#CFE198"],"triadic":["#98E1CF","#CF98E1"],"tetradic":["#98E1AA","#98AAE1","#E198CF"],"splitComplementary":["#98CFE1","#AA98E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6F0DF","#E1CF99","#CDAE51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F0DF","dark":"#CDAE51","saturated":"#F0D68A","desaturated":"#D3C8A7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#FFE8A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":25.768197453450252},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":27.16615541441225}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1CF99

#E1CF99 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E1CF99 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 225, 207, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6293, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.59:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1CF99 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F0DF#000000 text · best 18.45:1#F6F0DF

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

#CFE198#000000 text · best 14.88:1#CFE198

#F0D68A#000000 text · best 14.69:1#F0D68A

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

Generated Palette

#E1CF99#E1CF99

#98AAE1#98AAE1

#E1AA98#E1AA98

#CFE198#CFE198

#F6F0DF#F6F0DF

#CDAE51#CDAE51

Color Harmonies

#98AAE1#98AAE1

#E1AA98#E1AA98

#CFE198#CFE198

#98E1CF#98E1CF

#CF98E1#CF98E1

Variants

#F6F0DF#F6F0DF

#CDAE51#CDAE51

#F0D68A#F0D68A

#D3C8A7#D3C8A7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#FFE8A3#FFE8A3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Mica#D8C7B0

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#E1CF99

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1CF99

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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