HEX atlas value

#E2E4BE

#E2E4BE is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 228, 190, HSL 63, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.7537, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E2E4BE Sample readable text

HEX #E2E4BE

RGB rgb(226, 228, 190)

HSL hsl(63 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.7537

Contrast Black 16.07:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-e2e4be: #E2E4BE;
.background-e2e4be { background-color: #E2E4BE; }
.text-e2e4be { color: #E2E4BE; }

Luminance0.7537

Black text16.07:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#E2E4BE","rgb":[226,228,190],"hsl":[63,41,82],"cmyk":[1,0,17,11],"luminance":0.7537,"contrast":{"black":16.07,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"#EBEEB4","hex":"#EBEEB4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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":"#CFE4BE","hex":"#CFE4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.49,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pearl 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/e2e4be.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C0BEE4","analogous":["#E4D3BE","#CFE4BE"],"triadic":["#BEE2E4","#E4BEE2"],"tetradic":["#BEE4D3","#C0BEE4","#E4BECF"],"splitComplementary":["#BECFE4","#D3BEE4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E2E4BE","#C5C97E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C5C97E","saturated":"#EBEEB4","desaturated":"#D9DAC8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FCFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":22.516660498395403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2E4BE

#E2E4BE is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E2E4BE is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 226, 228, and 190, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 41% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7537, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.07:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2E4BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EBEEB4#000000 text · best 17.42:1#EBEEB4

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#CFE4BE#000000 text · best 15.49:1#CFE4BE

Generated Palette

#E2E4BE#E2E4BE

#C0BEE4#C0BEE4

#E4D3BE#E4D3BE

#CFE4BE#CFE4BE

White#FFFFFF

#C5C97E#C5C97E

Color Harmonies

#C0BEE4#C0BEE4

#E4D3BE#E4D3BE

#CFE4BE#CFE4BE

#BEE2E4#BEE2E4

#E4BEE2#E4BEE2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C5C97E#C5C97E

#EBEEB4#EBEEB4

#D9DAC8#D9DAC8

White#FFFFFF

#FCFFCC#FCFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Vellum#EFE3C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Quartz#E7D9D1

#E2E4BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2E4BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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