HEX atlas value

#E2D3C1

#E2D3C1 is a warm orange HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 211, 193, HSL 33, 36%, 82%, has luminance 0.6661, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E2D3C1 Sample readable text

HEX #E2D3C1

RGB rgb(226, 211, 193)

HSL hsl(33 36% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 15, 11)

Luminance 0.6661

Contrast Black 14.32:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-e2d3c1: #E2D3C1;
.background-e2d3c1 { background-color: #E2D3C1; }
.text-e2d3c1 { color: #E2D3C1; }

Luminance0.6661

Black text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#E2D3C1","rgb":[226,211,193],"hsl":[33,36,82],"cmyk":[0,7,15,11],"luminance":0.6661,"contrast":{"black":14.32,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"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":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0E2C1","hex":"#E0E2C1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.82,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2d3c1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C1CFE2","analogous":["#E2C2C1","#E0E2C1"],"triadic":["#C1E2D3","#D3C1E2"],"tetradic":["#C1E2C2","#C1CFE2","#E2C1E0"],"splitComplementary":["#C1E0E2","#C2C1E2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E2D3C1","#C4A782"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C4A782","saturated":"#ECD4B6","desaturated":"#D8D2CB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE8CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":16.186414056238647},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":17.804493814764857}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2D3C1

#E2D3C1 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E2D3C1 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 226, 211, and 193, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6661, 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 text14.32:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2D3C1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#E0E2C1#000000 text · best 15.82:1#E0E2C1

Quartz#000000 text · best 15.24:1#E7D9D1

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

Generated Palette

#E2D3C1#E2D3C1

#C1CFE2#C1CFE2

#E2C2C1#E2C2C1

#E0E2C1#E0E2C1

White#FFFFFF

#C4A782#C4A782

Color Harmonies

#C1CFE2#C1CFE2

#E2C2C1#E2C2C1

#E0E2C1#E0E2C1

#C1E2D3#C1E2D3

#D3C1E2#D3C1E2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C4A782#C4A782

#ECD4B6#ECD4B6

#D8D2CB#D8D2CB

White#FFFFFF

#FFE8CC#FFE8CC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Bone#E3DAC9

Oat#D8CAB8

Pearl#EAE0C8

Quartz#E7D9D1

#E2D3C1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2D3C1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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