HEX atlas value

#E2B4AC

#E2B4AC is a warm red HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 180, 172, HSL 9, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.5179, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E2B4AC Sample readable text

HEX #E2B4AC

RGB rgb(226, 180, 172)

HSL hsl(9 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.5179

Contrast Black 11.36:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-e2b4ac: #E2B4AC;
.background-e2b4ac { background-color: #E2B4AC; }
.text-e2b4ac { color: #E2B4AC; }

Luminance0.5179

Black text11.36:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA 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":"#E2B4AC","rgb":[226,180,172],"hsl":[9,48,78],"cmyk":[0,20,24,11],"luminance":0.5179,"contrast":{"black":11.36,"white":1.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF1F0","hex":"#FAF1F0","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.91,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACDAE2","hex":"#ACDAE2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.88,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2CFAC","hex":"#E2CFAC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2b4ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACDAE2","analogous":["#E2ACBF","#E2CFAC"],"triadic":["#ACE2B4","#B4ACE2"],"tetradic":["#BFE2AC","#ACDAE2","#CFACE2"],"splitComplementary":["#ACE2CF","#ACBFE2"],"monochromatic":["#FAF1F0","#E2B4AC","#CA7768"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF1F0","dark":"#CA7768","saturated":"#EEABA0","desaturated":"#D5BDB8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC2B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":19.849433241279208},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":23.895606290697042},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":25.729360660537214}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2B4AC

#E2B4AC is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E2B4AC is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 226, 180, and 172, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 48% saturation and 78% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.5179, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.36:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2B4AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF1F0#000000 text · best 18.91:1#FAF1F0

#ACDAE2#000000 text · best 13.88:1#ACDAE2

#E2CFAC#000000 text · best 13.75:1#E2CFAC

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Generated Palette

#E2B4AC#E2B4AC

#ACDAE2#ACDAE2

#E2ACBF#E2ACBF

#E2CFAC#E2CFAC

#FAF1F0#FAF1F0

#CA7768#CA7768

Color Harmonies

#ACDAE2#ACDAE2

#E2ACBF#E2ACBF

#E2CFAC#E2CFAC

#ACE2B4#ACE2B4

#B4ACE2#B4ACE2

Variants

#FAF1F0#FAF1F0

#CA7768#CA7768

#EEABA0#EEABA0

#D5BDB8#D5BDB8

White#FFFFFF

#FFC2B8#FFC2B8

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

#E2B4AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2B4AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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