Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E5BB80

#E5BB80 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burly Wood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 187, 128, HSL 35, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.5376, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#E5BB80 Sample readable text
HEX #E5BB80
RGB rgb(229, 187, 128)
HSL hsl(35 66% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 44, 10)
Luminance 0.5376
Contrast Black 11.75:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-e5bb80: #E5BB80;
.background-e5bb80 { background-color: #E5BB80; }
.text-e5bb80 { color: #E5BB80; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5376
Black text11.75:1AA Pass
White text1.79:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E5BB80","rgb":[229,187,128],"hsl":[35,66,70],"cmyk":[0,18,44,10],"luminance":0.5376,"contrast":{"black":11.75,"white":1.79}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F5E4CC","hex":"#F5E4CC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.85,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDE580","hex":"#DDE580","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.59,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6BE6F","hex":"#F6BE6F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.51,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Burly Wood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5bb80.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#80AAE5","analogous":["#E58880","#DDE580"],"triadic":["#80E5BB","#BB80E5"],"tetradic":["#80E588","#80AAE5","#E580DD"],"splitComplementary":["#80DDE5","#8880E5"],"monochromatic":["#F5E4CC","#E5BB80","#D59234"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F5E4CC","dark":"#D59234","saturated":"#F6BE6F","desaturated":"#D4B891","pastel":"#F9F3EC","neon":"#FFD08F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":10.344080432788601},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":21.307275752662516},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":29.34280150224242}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #E5BB80

#E5BB80 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E5BB80 is visually closest to Burly Wood, a named orange color with HEX #DEB887.

The RGB channels are 229, 187, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg with 66% saturation and 70% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.5376, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.75:1AA Pass
White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5BB80 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.75:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5E4CC#000000 text · best 16.85:1#F5E4CC
#DDE580#000000 text · best 15.59:1#DDE580
Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C
#F6BE6F#000000 text · best 12.51:1#F6BE6F
Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#E5BB80#E5BB80
#80AAE5#80AAE5
#E58880#E58880
#DDE580#DDE580
#F5E4CC#F5E4CC
#D59234#D59234

Color Harmonies

#80AAE5#80AAE5
#E58880#E58880
#DDE580#DDE580
#80E5BB#80E5BB
#BB80E5#BB80E5

Variants

#F5E4CC#F5E4CC
#D59234#D59234
#F6BE6F#F6BE6F
#D4B891#D4B891
#F9F3EC#F9F3EC
#FFD08F#FFD08F

Nearest Named Colors

Burly Wood#DEB887
Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Champagne Gold#D6B971
Tan#D2B48C
Topaz#FFC87C

Related HEX Guides

Burly Wood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #DEB887.Pale Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E6BE8A.Champagne Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D6B971.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E5BB80 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.