HEX atlas value

#E1D999

#E1D999 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 217, 153, HSL 53, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6793, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E1D999 Sample readable text

HEX #E1D999

RGB rgb(225, 217, 153)

HSL hsl(53 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6793

Contrast Black 14.59:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-e1d999: #E1D999;
.background-e1d999 { background-color: #E1D999; }
.text-e1d999 { color: #E1D999; }

Luminance0.6793

Black text14.59:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#E1D999","rgb":[225,217,153],"hsl":[53,55,74],"cmyk":[0,4,32,12],"luminance":0.6793,"contrast":{"black":14.59,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F3DF","hex":"#F6F3DF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.8,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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":"#F0E48A","hex":"#F0E48A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.17,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Khaki 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/e1d999.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98A1E1","analogous":["#E1B498","#C5E198"],"triadic":["#98E1D9","#D998E1"],"tetradic":["#98E1B4","#98A1E1","#E198C5"],"splitComplementary":["#98C5E1","#B498E1"],"monochromatic":["#F6F3DF","#E1D999","#CDBE51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F3DF","dark":"#CDBE51","saturated":"#F0E48A","desaturated":"#D3CDA7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#FFF4A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":26.589471600616662},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":28.142494558940577}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1D999

#E1D999 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E1D999 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 225, 217, and 153, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.6793, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.59:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1D999 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F3DF#000000 text · best 18.8:1#F6F3DF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#F0E48A#000000 text · best 16.17:1#F0E48A

Generated Palette

#E1D999#E1D999

#98A1E1#98A1E1

#E1B498#E1B498

#C5E198#C5E198

#F6F3DF#F6F3DF

#CDBE51#CDBE51

Color Harmonies

#98A1E1#98A1E1

#E1B498#E1B498

#C5E198#C5E198

#98E1D9#98E1D9

#D998E1#D998E1

Variants

#F6F3DF#F6F3DF

#CDBE51#CDBE51

#F0E48A#F0E48A

#D3CDA7#D3CDA7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#FFF4A3#FFF4A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Flax#EEDC82

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#E1D999

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1D999

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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