HEX atlas value

#E1F5AD

#E1F5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 245, 173, HSL 77, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8433, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#E1F5AD Sample readable text

HEX #E1F5AD

RGB rgb(225, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(77 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.8433

Contrast Black 17.87:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-e1f5ad: #E1F5AD;
.background-e1f5ad { background-color: #E1F5AD; }
.text-e1f5ad { color: #E1F5AD; }

Luminance0.8433

Black text17.87:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#E1F5AD","rgb":[225,245,173],"hsl":[77,78,82],"cmyk":[8,0,29,4],"luminance":0.8433,"contrast":{"black":17.87,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"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":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5FFA3","hex":"#E5FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.16,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDF5AD","hex":"#BDF5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1f5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2ADF5","analogous":["#F5E5AD","#BDF5AD"],"triadic":["#ADE1F5","#F5ADE1"],"tetradic":["#ADF5E5","#C2ADF5","#F5ADBD"],"splitComplementary":["#ADBDF5","#E5ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E1F5AD","#C2EB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C2EB5C","saturated":"#E5FFA3","desaturated":"#DCEBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":32.09361307176243}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1F5AD

#E1F5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #E1F5AD is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 225, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8433, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.87:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1F5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

#E5FFA3#000000 text · best 19.16:1#E5FFA3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#BDF5AD#000000 text · best 16.83:1#BDF5AD

Generated Palette

#E1F5AD#E1F5AD

#C2ADF5#C2ADF5

#F5E5AD#F5E5AD

#BDF5AD#BDF5AD

White#FFFFFF

#C2EB5C#C2EB5C

Color Harmonies

#C2ADF5#C2ADF5

#F5E5AD#F5E5AD

#BDF5AD#BDF5AD

#ADE1F5#ADE1F5

#F5ADE1#F5ADE1

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C2EB5C#C2EB5C

#E5FFA3#E5FFA3

#DCEBB7#DCEBB7

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFCC#F1FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

#E1F5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1F5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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