HEX atlas value

#E2B26F

#E2B26F is a warm orange HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 178, 111, HSL 35, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.4916, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E2B26F Sample readable text

HEX #E2B26F

RGB rgb(226, 178, 111)

HSL hsl(35 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.4916

Contrast Black 10.83:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-e2b26f: #E2B26F;
.background-e2b26f { background-color: #E2B26F; }
.text-e2b26f { color: #E2B26F; }

Luminance0.4916

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA 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":"#E2B26F","rgb":[226,178,111],"hsl":[35,66,66],"cmyk":[0,21,51,11],"luminance":0.4916,"contrast":{"black":10.83,"white":1.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1DBBB","hex":"#F1DBBB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.59,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8E26F","hex":"#D8E26F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.03,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5B55C","hex":"#F5B55C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Champagne Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2b26f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F9FE2","analogous":["#E2796F","#D8E26F"],"triadic":["#6FE2B2","#B26FE2"],"tetradic":["#6FE279","#6F9FE2","#E26FD8"],"splitComplementary":["#6FD8E2","#796FE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1DBBB","#E2B26F","#CB882A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1DBBB","dark":"#CB882A","saturated":"#F5B55C","desaturated":"#CEAF82","pastel":"#F4EADC","neon":"#FFC87A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":25.059928172283335},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":27.184554438136374},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":27.294688127912362}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2B26F

#E2B26F is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E2B26F is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 226, 178, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg with 66% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.4916, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.83:1AA Pass

White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2B26F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1DBBB#000000 text · best 15.59:1#F1DBBB

#D8E26F#000000 text · best 15.03:1#D8E26F

#F5B55C#000000 text · best 11.65:1#F5B55C

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#E2B26F#E2B26F

#6F9FE2#6F9FE2

#E2796F#E2796F

#D8E26F#D8E26F

#F1DBBB#F1DBBB

#CB882A#CB882A

Color Harmonies

#6F9FE2#6F9FE2

#E2796F#E2796F

#D8E26F#D8E26F

#6FE2B2#6FE2B2

#B26FE2#B26FE2

Variants

#F1DBBB#F1DBBB

#CB882A#CB882A

#F5B55C#F5B55C

#CEAF82#CEAF82

#F4EADC#F4EADC

#FFC87A#FFC87A

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Burly Wood#DEB887

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#E2B26F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2B26F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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