HEX atlas value

#E3E4D3

#E3E4D3 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Quartz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 228, 211, HSL 64, 24%, 86%, has luminance 0.7652, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#E3E4D3 Sample readable text

HEX #E3E4D3

RGB rgb(227, 228, 211)

HSL hsl(64 24% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 7, 11)

Luminance 0.7652

Contrast Black 16.3:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-e3e4d3: #E3E4D3;
.background-e3e4d3 { background-color: #E3E4D3; }
.text-e3e4d3 { color: #E3E4D3; }

Luminance0.7652

Black text16.3:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#E3E4D3","rgb":[227,228,211],"hsl":[64,24,86],"cmyk":[0,0,7,11],"luminance":0.7652,"contrast":{"black":16.3,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"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":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAECCB","hex":"#EAECCB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.36,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAE4D3","hex":"#DAE4D3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.02,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Quartz adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3e4d3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D4D3E4","analogous":["#E4DCD3","#DAE4D3"],"triadic":["#D3E3E4","#E4D3E3"],"tetradic":["#D3E4DC","#D4D3E4","#E4D3DA"],"splitComplementary":["#D3DAE4","#DCD3E4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E3E4D3","#BEC19A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BEC19A","saturated":"#EAECCB","desaturated":"#DCDCDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FDFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":14.628738838327793}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3E4D3

#E3E4D3 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #E3E4D3 is visually closest to Quartz, a named orange color with HEX #E7D9D1.

The RGB channels are 227, 228, and 211, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 24% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7652, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.3:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3E4D3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

#EAECCB#000000 text · best 17.36:1#EAECCB

#DAE4D3#000000 text · best 16.02:1#DAE4D3

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Generated Palette

#E3E4D3#E3E4D3

#D4D3E4#D4D3E4

#E4DCD3#E4DCD3

#DAE4D3#DAE4D3

White#FFFFFF

#BEC19A#BEC19A

Color Harmonies

#D4D3E4#D4D3E4

#E4DCD3#E4DCD3

#DAE4D3#DAE4D3

#D3E3E4#D3E3E4

#E4D3E3#E4D3E3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BEC19A#BEC19A

#EAECCB#EAECCB

#DCDCDB#DCDCDB

White#FFFFFF

#FDFFE0#FDFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Quartz#E7D9D1

Pearl#EAE0C8

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Bone#E3DAC9

Eggshell#F0EAD6

#E3E4D3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3E4D3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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