HEX atlas value

#E4DCBE

#E4DCBE is a warm yellow HEX color close to Bone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 220, 190, HSL 47, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.714, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E4DCBE Sample readable text

HEX #E4DCBE

RGB rgb(228, 220, 190)

HSL hsl(47 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.714

Contrast Black 15.28:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-e4dcbe: #E4DCBE;
.background-e4dcbe { background-color: #E4DCBE; }
.text-e4dcbe { color: #E4DCBE; }

Luminance0.714

Black text15.28:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#E4DCBE","rgb":[228,220,190],"hsl":[47,41,82],"cmyk":[0,4,17,11],"luminance":0.714,"contrast":{"black":15.28,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"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":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEE1B4","hex":"#EEE1B4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.06,"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"]},{"name":"#D9E4BE","hex":"#D9E4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.79,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Bone 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/e4dcbe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BEC6E4","analogous":["#E4C9BE","#D9E4BE"],"triadic":["#BEE4DC","#DCBEE4"],"tetradic":["#BEE4C9","#BEC6E4","#E4BED9"],"splitComplementary":["#BED9E4","#C9BEE4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E4DCBE","#C9B97E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C9B97E","saturated":"#EEE1B4","desaturated":"#DAD6C8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF4CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":16.73320053068151},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":19.467922333931785}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4DCBE

#E4DCBE is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E4DCBE is visually closest to Bone, a named orange color with HEX #E3DAC9.

The RGB channels are 228, 220, and 190, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.714, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.28:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4DCBE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

#EEE1B4#000000 text · best 16.06:1#EEE1B4

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#D9E4BE#000000 text · best 15.79:1#D9E4BE

Generated Palette

#E4DCBE#E4DCBE

#BEC6E4#BEC6E4

#E4C9BE#E4C9BE

#D9E4BE#D9E4BE

White#FFFFFF

#C9B97E#C9B97E

Color Harmonies

#BEC6E4#BEC6E4

#E4C9BE#E4C9BE

#D9E4BE#D9E4BE

#BEE4DC#BEE4DC

#DCBEE4#DCBEE4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C9B97E#C9B97E

#EEE1B4#EEE1B4

#DAD6C8#DAD6C8

White#FFFFFF

#FFF4CC#FFF4CC

Nearest Named Colors

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Quartz#E7D9D1

#E4DCBE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4DCBE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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