HEX atlas value

#E2D9AC

#E2D9AC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 217, 172, HSL 50, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.6877, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2D9AC Sample readable text

HEX #E2D9AC

RGB rgb(226, 217, 172)

HSL hsl(50 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.6877

Contrast Black 14.75:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-e2d9ac: #E2D9AC;
.background-e2d9ac { background-color: #E2D9AC; }
.text-e2d9ac { color: #E2D9AC; }

Luminance0.6877

Black text14.75:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA 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":"#E2D9AC","rgb":[226,217,172],"hsl":[50,48,78],"cmyk":[0,4,24,11],"luminance":0.6877,"contrast":{"black":14.75,"white":1.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"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":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEE1A0","hex":"#EEE1A0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.91,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod 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/e2d9ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACB5E2","analogous":["#E2BEAC","#D0E2AC"],"triadic":["#ACE2D9","#D9ACE2"],"tetradic":["#ACE2BE","#ACB5E2","#E2ACD0"],"splitComplementary":["#ACD0E2","#BEACE2"],"monochromatic":["#FAF8F0","#E2D9AC","#CABA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF8F0","dark":"#CABA68","saturated":"#EEE1A0","desaturated":"#D5D1B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.97617696340303}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2D9AC

#E2D9AC is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2D9AC is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 226, 217, and 172, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.6877, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.75:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2D9AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

#EEE1A0#000000 text · best 15.91:1#EEE1A0

Generated Palette

#E2D9AC#E2D9AC

#ACB5E2#ACB5E2

#E2BEAC#E2BEAC

#D0E2AC#D0E2AC

#FAF8F0#FAF8F0

#CABA68#CABA68

Color Harmonies

#ACB5E2#ACB5E2

#E2BEAC#E2BEAC

#D0E2AC#D0E2AC

#ACE2D9#ACE2D9

#D9ACE2#D9ACE2

Variants

#FAF8F0#FAF8F0

#CABA68#CABA68

#EEE1A0#EEE1A0

#D5D1B8#D5D1B8

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3B8#FFF3B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Mica#D8C7B0

#E2D9AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2D9AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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