HEX atlas value

#E4DDD3

#E4DDD3 is a warm orange HEX color close to Quartz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 221, 211, HSL 35, 24%, 86%, has luminance 0.7291, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#E4DDD3 Sample readable text

HEX #E4DDD3

RGB rgb(228, 221, 211)

HSL hsl(35 24% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 7, 11)

Luminance 0.7291

Contrast Black 15.58:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-e4ddd3: #E4DDD3;
.background-e4ddd3 { background-color: #E4DDD3; }
.text-e4ddd3 { color: #E4DDD3; }

Luminance0.7291

Black text15.58:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#E4DDD3","rgb":[228,221,211],"hsl":[35,24,86],"cmyk":[0,3,7,11],"luminance":0.7291,"contrast":{"black":15.58,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"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":"#E2E4D3","hex":"#E2E4D3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.27,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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":"#ECDECB","hex":"#ECDECB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.88,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Quartz adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e4ddd3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D3DAE4","analogous":["#E4D4D3","#E2E4D3"],"triadic":["#D3E4DD","#DDD3E4"],"tetradic":["#D3E4D4","#D3DAE4","#E4D3E2"],"splitComplementary":["#D3E2E4","#D4D3E4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E4DDD3","#C1B19A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C1B19A","saturated":"#ECDECB","desaturated":"#DCDBDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":12.884098726725126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4DDD3

#E4DDD3 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #E4DDD3 is visually closest to Quartz, a named orange color with HEX #E7D9D1.

The RGB channels are 228, 221, and 211, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.7291, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.58:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4DDD3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E2E4D3#000000 text · best 16.27:1#E2E4D3

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#ECDECB#000000 text · best 15.88:1#ECDECB

Gainsboro#000000 text · best 15.31:1#DCDCDC

Generated Palette

#E4DDD3#E4DDD3

#D3DAE4#D3DAE4

#E4D4D3#E4D4D3

#E2E4D3#E2E4D3

White#FFFFFF

#C1B19A#C1B19A

Color Harmonies

#D3DAE4#D3DAE4

#E4D4D3#E4D4D3

#E2E4D3#E2E4D3

#D3E4DD#D3E4DD

#DDD3E4#DDD3E4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C1B19A#C1B19A

#ECDECB#ECDECB

#DCDBDB#DCDBDB

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2E0#FFF2E0

Nearest Named Colors

Quartz#E7D9D1

Bone#E3DAC9

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Pearl#EAE0C8

#E4DDD3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4DDD3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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