HEX atlas value

#E1D599

#E1D599 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 213, 153, HSL 50, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.659, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E1D599 Sample readable text

HEX #E1D599

RGB rgb(225, 213, 153)

HSL hsl(50 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.659

Contrast Black 14.18:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-e1d599: #E1D599;
.background-e1d599 { background-color: #E1D599; }
.text-e1d599 { color: #E1D599; }

Luminance0.659

Black text14.18:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#E1D599","rgb":[225,213,153],"hsl":[50,55,74],"cmyk":[0,5,32,12],"luminance":0.659,"contrast":{"black":14.18,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F2DF","hex":"#F6F2DF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.68,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0DF8A","hex":"#F0DF8A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.63,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/e1d599.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98A4E1","analogous":["#E1B198","#C9E198"],"triadic":["#98E1D5","#D598E1"],"tetradic":["#98E1B1","#98A4E1","#E198C9"],"splitComplementary":["#98C9E1","#B198E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6F2DF","#E1D599","#CDB851"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F2DF","dark":"#CDB851","saturated":"#F0DF8A","desaturated":"#D3CBA7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#FFF0A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":27.331300737432898},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":27.784887978899608}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1D599

#E1D599 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E1D599 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 225, 213, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.659, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.18:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1D599 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F2DF#000000 text · best 18.68:1#F6F2DF

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#F0DF8A#000000 text · best 15.63:1#F0DF8A

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

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Generated Palette

#E1D599#E1D599

#98A4E1#98A4E1

#E1B198#E1B198

#C9E198#C9E198

#F6F2DF#F6F2DF

#CDB851#CDB851

Color Harmonies

#98A4E1#98A4E1

#E1B198#E1B198

#C9E198#C9E198

#98E1D5#98E1D5

#D598E1#D598E1

Variants

#F6F2DF#F6F2DF

#CDB851#CDB851

#F0DF8A#F0DF8A

#D3CBA7#D3CBA7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#FFF0A3#FFF0A3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#E1D599

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1D599

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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