HEX atlas value

#E4C5BE

#E4C5BE is a warm red HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 197, 190, HSL 11, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.6014, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E4C5BE Sample readable text

HEX #E4C5BE

RGB rgb(228, 197, 190)

HSL hsl(11 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.6014

Contrast Black 13.03:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-e4c5be: #E4C5BE;
.background-e4c5be { background-color: #E4C5BE; }
.text-e4c5be { color: #E4C5BE; }

Luminance0.6014

Black text13.03:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#E4C5BE","rgb":[228,197,190],"hsl":[11,41,82],"cmyk":[0,14,17,11],"luminance":0.6014,"contrast":{"black":13.03,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"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":"#E4D8BE","hex":"#E4D8BE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEDDE4","hex":"#BEDDE4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Oat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e4c5be.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BEDDE4","analogous":["#E4BECA","#E4D8BE"],"triadic":["#BEE4C5","#C5BEE4"],"tetradic":["#CAE4BE","#BEDDE4","#D8BEE4"],"splitComplementary":["#BEE4D8","#BECAE4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E4C5BE","#C98B7E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C98B7E","saturated":"#EEBFB4","desaturated":"#DACCC8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD5CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.944358444926362},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":18.547236990991408}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4C5BE

#E4C5BE is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E4C5BE is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 228, 197, and 190, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.6014, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.03:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4C5BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E4D8BE#000000 text · best 14.86:1#E4D8BE

#BEDDE4#000000 text · best 14.65:1#BEDDE4

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#E4C5BE#E4C5BE

#BEDDE4#BEDDE4

#E4BECA#E4BECA

#E4D8BE#E4D8BE

White#FFFFFF

#C98B7E#C98B7E

Color Harmonies

#BEDDE4#BEDDE4

#E4BECA#E4BECA

#E4D8BE#E4D8BE

#BEE4C5#BEE4C5

#C5BEE4#C5BEE4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C98B7E#C98B7E

#EEBFB4#EEBFB4

#DACCC8#DACCC8

White#FFFFFF

#FFD5CC#FFD5CC

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Mica#D8C7B0

#E4C5BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4C5BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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