HEX atlas value

#E2C6C1

#E2C6C1 is a warm red HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 198, 193, HSL 9, 36%, 82%, has luminance 0.6041, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E2C6C1 Sample readable text

HEX #E2C6C1

RGB rgb(226, 198, 193)

HSL hsl(9 36% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 15, 11)

Luminance 0.6041

Contrast Black 13.08:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-e2c6c1: #E2C6C1;
.background-e2c6c1 { background-color: #E2C6C1; }
.text-e2c6c1 { color: #E2C6C1; }

Luminance0.6041

Black text13.08:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#E2C6C1","rgb":[226,198,193],"hsl":[9,36,82],"cmyk":[0,12,15,11],"luminance":0.6041,"contrast":{"black":13.08,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"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":"#C1DDE2","hex":"#C1DDE2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2D6C1","hex":"#E2D6C1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.62,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Oat 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/e2c6c1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C1DDE2","analogous":["#E2C1CC","#E2D6C1"],"triadic":["#C1E2C6","#C6C1E2"],"tetradic":["#CCE2C1","#C1DDE2","#D6C1E2"],"splitComplementary":["#C1E2D6","#C1CCE2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E2C6C1","#C48C82"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C48C82","saturated":"#ECBEB6","desaturated":"#D8CDCB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD4CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":15.905973720586866},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":18.57417562100671},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":19.6468827043885}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2C6C1

#E2C6C1 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E2C6C1 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 226, 198, and 193, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 36% saturation and 82% 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 0.6041, 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 text13.08:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2C6C1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C1DDE2#000000 text · best 14.71:1#C1DDE2

#E2D6C1#000000 text · best 14.62:1#E2D6C1

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#E2C6C1#E2C6C1

#C1DDE2#C1DDE2

#E2C1CC#E2C1CC

#E2D6C1#E2D6C1

White#FFFFFF

#C48C82#C48C82

Color Harmonies

#C1DDE2#C1DDE2

#E2C1CC#E2C1CC

#E2D6C1#E2D6C1

#C1E2C6#C1E2C6

#C6C1E2#C6C1E2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C48C82#C48C82

#ECBEB6#ECBEB6

#D8CDCB#D8CDCB

White#FFFFFF

#FFD4CC#FFD4CC

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Morganite#F5C6C6

#E2C6C1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2C6C1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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