HEX atlas value

#E4E3BE

#E4E3BE is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 227, 190, HSL 58, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.7515, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E4E3BE Sample readable text

HEX #E4E3BE

RGB rgb(228, 227, 190)

HSL hsl(58 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.7515

Contrast Black 16.03:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-e4e3be: #E4E3BE;
.background-e4e3be { background-color: #E4E3BE; }
.text-e4e3be { color: #E4E3BE; }

Luminance0.7515

Black text16.03:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#E4E3BE","rgb":[228,227,190],"hsl":[58,41,82],"cmyk":[0,0,17,11],"luminance":0.7515,"contrast":{"black":16.03,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"#EEECB4","hex":"#EEECB4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.29,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pearl 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/e4e3be.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BEC0E4","analogous":["#E4D0BE","#D2E4BE"],"triadic":["#BEE4E3","#E3BEE4"],"tetradic":["#BEE4D0","#BEC0E4","#E4BED2"],"splitComplementary":["#BED2E4","#D0BEE4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E4E3BE","#C9C67E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C9C67E","saturated":"#EEECB4","desaturated":"#DAD9C8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFDCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":21.656407827707714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4E3BE

#E4E3BE is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E4E3BE is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 228, 227, and 190, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.7515, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.03:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4E3BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EEECB4#000000 text · best 17.29:1#EEECB4

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#E4E3BE#E4E3BE

#BEC0E4#BEC0E4

#E4D0BE#E4D0BE

#D2E4BE#D2E4BE

White#FFFFFF

#C9C67E#C9C67E

Color Harmonies

#BEC0E4#BEC0E4

#E4D0BE#E4D0BE

#D2E4BE#D2E4BE

#BEE4E3#BEE4E3

#E3BEE4#E3BEE4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C9C67E#C9C67E

#EEECB4#EEECB4

#DAD9C8#DAD9C8

White#FFFFFF

#FFFDCC#FFFDCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Vellum#EFE3C8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Limestone#D8D2C4

#E4E3BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4E3BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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