HEX atlas value

#E2D8AC

#E2D8AC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 216, 172, HSL 49, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.6826, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2D8AC Sample readable text

HEX #E2D8AC

RGB rgb(226, 216, 172)

HSL hsl(49 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.6826

Contrast Black 14.65:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-e2d8ac: #E2D8AC;
.background-e2d8ac { background-color: #E2D8AC; }
.text-e2d8ac { color: #E2D8AC; }

Luminance0.6826

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#E2D8AC","rgb":[226,216,172],"hsl":[49,48,78],"cmyk":[0,4,24,11],"luminance":0.6826,"contrast":{"black":14.65,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF8F0","hex":"#FAF8F0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEE0A0","hex":"#EEE0A0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D1E2AC","hex":"#D1E2AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.19,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2d8ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACB6E2","analogous":["#E2BDAC","#D1E2AC"],"triadic":["#ACE2D8","#D8ACE2"],"tetradic":["#ACE2BD","#ACB6E2","#E2ACD1"],"splitComplementary":["#ACD1E2","#BDACE2"],"monochromatic":["#FAF8F0","#E2D8AC","#CAB868"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF8F0","dark":"#CAB868","saturated":"#EEE0A0","desaturated":"#D5D0B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":20.97617696340303}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2D8AC

#E2D8AC is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2D8AC is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 226, 216, and 172, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6826, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2D8AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF8F0#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FAF8F0

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#EEE0A0#000000 text · best 15.81:1#EEE0A0

#D1E2AC#000000 text · best 15.19:1#D1E2AC

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#E2D8AC#E2D8AC

#ACB6E2#ACB6E2

#E2BDAC#E2BDAC

#D1E2AC#D1E2AC

#FAF8F0#FAF8F0

#CAB868#CAB868

Color Harmonies

#ACB6E2#ACB6E2

#E2BDAC#E2BDAC

#D1E2AC#D1E2AC

#ACE2D8#ACE2D8

#D8ACE2#D8ACE2

Variants

#FAF8F0#FAF8F0

#CAB868#CAB868

#EEE0A0#EEE0A0

#D5D0B8#D5D0B8

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2B8#FFF2B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Mica#D8C7B0

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Oat#D8CAB8

#E2D8AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2D8AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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