HEX atlas value

#E5D8A9

#E5D8A9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 216, 169, HSL 47, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.6863, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E5D8A9 Sample readable text

HEX #E5D8A9

RGB rgb(229, 216, 169)

HSL hsl(47 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.6863

Contrast Black 14.73:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-e5d8a9: #E5D8A9;
.background-e5d8a9 { background-color: #E5D8A9; }
.text-e5d8a9 { color: #E5D8A9; }

Luminance0.6863

Black text14.73:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#E5D8A9","rgb":[229,216,169],"hsl":[47,54,78],"cmyk":[0,6,26,10],"luminance":0.6863,"contrast":{"black":14.73,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF8EF","hex":"#FAF8EF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.74,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]},{"name":"#F2DF9C","hex":"#F2DF9C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Desert Sand 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/e5d8a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A9B6E5","analogous":["#E5BAA9","#D4E5A9"],"triadic":["#A9E5D8","#D8A9E5"],"tetradic":["#A9E5BA","#A9B6E5","#E5A9D4"],"splitComplementary":["#A9D4E5","#BAA9E5"],"monochromatic":["#FAF8EF","#E5D8A9","#D0B862"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF8EF","dark":"#D0B862","saturated":"#F2DF9C","desaturated":"#D9D1B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF0B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.027756377319946},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.79898987322333},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":20.92844953645635}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5D8A9

#E5D8A9 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E5D8A9 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 229, 216, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6863, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.73:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5D8A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF8EF#000000 text · best 19.74:1#FAF8EF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

#F2DF9C#000000 text · best 15.81:1#F2DF9C

Generated Palette

#E5D8A9#E5D8A9

#A9B6E5#A9B6E5

#E5BAA9#E5BAA9

#D4E5A9#D4E5A9

#FAF8EF#FAF8EF

#D0B862#D0B862

Color Harmonies

#A9B6E5#A9B6E5

#E5BAA9#E5BAA9

#D4E5A9#D4E5A9

#A9E5D8#A9E5D8

#D8A9E5#D8A9E5

Variants

#FAF8EF#FAF8EF

#D0B862#D0B862

#F2DF9C#F2DF9C

#D9D1B5#D9D1B5

White#FFFFFF

#FFF0B8#FFF0B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Feldspar#F0CDB7

#E5D8A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5D8A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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