HEX atlas value

#E3EDB6

#E3EDB6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 237, 182, HSL 71, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.8028, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#E3EDB6 Sample readable text

HEX #E3EDB6

RGB rgb(227, 237, 182)

HSL hsl(71 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.8028

Contrast Black 17.06:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-e3edb6: #E3EDB6;
.background-e3edb6 { background-color: #E3EDB6; }
.text-e3edb6 { color: #E3EDB6; }

Luminance0.8028

Black text17.06:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#E3EDB6","rgb":[227,237,182],"hsl":[71,60,82],"cmyk":[4,0,23,7],"luminance":0.8028,"contrast":{"black":17.06,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"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":"#E9F7AB","hex":"#E9F7AB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.36,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3edb6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C0B6ED","analogous":["#EDDBB6","#C7EDB6"],"triadic":["#B6E3ED","#EDB6E3"],"tetradic":["#B6EDDB","#C0B6ED","#EDB6C7"],"splitComplementary":["#B6C7ED","#DBB6ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E3EDB6","#C6DA6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C6DA6C","saturated":"#E9F7AB","desaturated":"#DCE3C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F6FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":21},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":23.83275057562597}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3EDB6

#E3EDB6 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #E3EDB6 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 227, 237, and 182, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 60% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.8028, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.06:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3EDB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E9F7AB#000000 text · best 18.36:1#E9F7AB

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Generated Palette

#E3EDB6#E3EDB6

#C0B6ED#C0B6ED

#EDDBB6#EDDBB6

#C7EDB6#C7EDB6

White#FFFFFF

#C6DA6C#C6DA6C

Color Harmonies

#C0B6ED#C0B6ED

#EDDBB6#EDDBB6

#C7EDB6#C7EDB6

#B6E3ED#B6E3ED

#EDB6E3#EDB6E3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C6DA6C#C6DA6C

#E9F7AB#E9F7AB

#DCE3C0#DCE3C0

White#FFFFFF

#F6FFCC#F6FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pearl#EAE0C8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vellum#EFE3C8

#E3EDB6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3EDB6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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