HEX atlas value

#E1E2D5

#E1E2D5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Gainsboro. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 226, 213, HSL 65, 18%, 86%, has luminance 0.752, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#E1E2D5 Sample readable text

HEX #E1E2D5

RGB rgb(225, 226, 213)

HSL hsl(65 18% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 6, 11)

Luminance 0.752

Contrast Black 16.04:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-e1e2d5: #E1E2D5;
.background-e1e2d5 { background-color: #E1E2D5; }
.text-e1e2d5 { color: #E1E2D5; }

Luminance0.752

Black text16.04:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#E1E2D5","rgb":[225,226,213],"hsl":[65,18,86],"cmyk":[0,0,6,11],"luminance":0.752,"contrast":{"black":16.04,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7EACD","hex":"#E7EACD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.05,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAE2D5","hex":"#DAE2D5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.82,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2DCD5","hex":"#E2DCD5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.43,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Gainsboro adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1e2d5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aluminum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D6D5E2","analogous":["#E2DCD5","#DAE2D5"],"triadic":["#D5E1E2","#E2D5E1"],"tetradic":["#D5E2DC","#D6D5E2","#E2D5DA"],"splitComplementary":["#D5DAE2","#DCD5E2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E1E2D5","#BABC9F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BABC9F","saturated":"#E7EACD","desaturated":"#DBDBDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FCFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":11.532562594670797},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":12},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.560219778561036}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1E2D5

#E1E2D5 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #E1E2D5 is visually closest to Gainsboro, a named gray color with HEX #DCDCDC.

The RGB channels are 225, 226, and 213, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 18% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.752, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.04:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1E2D5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E7EACD#000000 text · best 17.05:1#E7EACD

Platinum#000000 text · best 16.53:1#E5E4E2

#DAE2D5#000000 text · best 15.82:1#DAE2D5

#E2DCD5#000000 text · best 15.43:1#E2DCD5

Generated Palette

#E1E2D5#E1E2D5

#D6D5E2#D6D5E2

#E2DCD5#E2DCD5

#DAE2D5#DAE2D5

White#FFFFFF

#BABC9F#BABC9F

Color Harmonies

#D6D5E2#D6D5E2

#E2DCD5#E2DCD5

#DAE2D5#DAE2D5

#D5E1E2#D5E1E2

#E2D5E1#E2D5E1

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BABC9F#BABC9F

#E7EACD#E7EACD

#DBDBDB#DBDBDB

White#FFFFFF

#FCFFE0#FCFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Quartz#E7D9D1

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Platinum#E5E4E2

Bone#E3DAC9

#E1E2D5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1E2D5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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