HEX atlas value

#E5C3A9

#E5C3A9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 195, 169, HSL 26, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.5855, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E5C3A9 Sample readable text

HEX #E5C3A9

RGB rgb(229, 195, 169)

HSL hsl(26 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.5855

Contrast Black 12.71:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-e5c3a9: #E5C3A9;
.background-e5c3a9 { background-color: #E5C3A9; }
.text-e5c3a9 { color: #E5C3A9; }

Luminance0.5855

Black text12.71:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#E5C3A9","rgb":[229,195,169],"hsl":[26,54,78],"cmyk":[0,15,26,10],"luminance":0.5855,"contrast":{"black":12.71,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF4EF","hex":"#FAF4EF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.25,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5E1A9","hex":"#E5E1A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5c3a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A9CBE5","analogous":["#E5A9AD","#E5E1A9"],"triadic":["#A9E5C3","#C3A9E5"],"tetradic":["#ADE5A9","#A9CBE5","#E1A9E5"],"splitComplementary":["#A9E5E1","#A9ADE5"],"monochromatic":["#FAF4EF","#E5C3A9","#D09262"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF4EF","dark":"#D09262","saturated":"#F2C19C","desaturated":"#D9C5B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD7B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":11.661903789690601},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":16.278820596099706},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":21.047565179849187}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5C3A9

#E5C3A9 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E5C3A9 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 229, 195, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 54% saturation and 78% 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 0.5855, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.71:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5C3A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF4EF#000000 text · best 19.25:1#FAF4EF

#E5E1A9#000000 text · best 15.67:1#E5E1A9

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

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

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Generated Palette

#E5C3A9#E5C3A9

#A9CBE5#A9CBE5

#E5A9AD#E5A9AD

#E5E1A9#E5E1A9

#FAF4EF#FAF4EF

#D09262#D09262

Color Harmonies

#A9CBE5#A9CBE5

#E5A9AD#E5A9AD

#E5E1A9#E5E1A9

#A9E5C3#A9E5C3

#C3A9E5#C3A9E5

Variants

#FAF4EF#FAF4EF

#D09262#D09262

#F2C19C#F2C19C

#D9C5B5#D9C5B5

White#FFFFFF

#FFD7B8#FFD7B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Oat#D8CAB8

#E5C3A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5C3A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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