HEX atlas value

#E5E1A9

#E5E1A9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 225, 169, HSL 56, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.7337, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E5E1A9 Sample readable text

HEX #E5E1A9

RGB rgb(229, 225, 169)

HSL hsl(56 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.7337

Contrast Black 15.67:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-e5e1a9: #E5E1A9;
.background-e5e1a9 { background-color: #E5E1A9; }
.text-e5e1a9 { color: #E5E1A9; }

Luminance0.7337

Black text15.67:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#E5E1A9","rgb":[229,225,169],"hsl":[56,54,78],"cmyk":[0,2,26,10],"luminance":0.7337,"contrast":{"black":15.67,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAFAEF","hex":"#FAFAEF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.99,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2EC9C","hex":"#F2EC9C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.25,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod 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/e5e1a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A9ADE5","analogous":["#E5C3A9","#CBE5A9"],"triadic":["#A9E5E1","#E1A9E5"],"tetradic":["#A9E5C3","#A9ADE5","#E5A9CB"],"splitComplementary":["#A9CBE5","#C3A9E5"],"monochromatic":["#FAFAEF","#E5E1A9","#D0C962"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAFAEF","dark":"#D0C962","saturated":"#F2EC9C","desaturated":"#D9D6B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":14.696938456699069},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":26}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5E1A9

#E5E1A9 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E5E1A9 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 229, 225, and 169, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.7337, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.67:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5E1A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAFAEF#000000 text · best 19.99:1#FAFAEF

#F2EC9C#000000 text · best 17.25:1#F2EC9C

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

Generated Palette

#E5E1A9#E5E1A9

#A9ADE5#A9ADE5

#E5C3A9#E5C3A9

#CBE5A9#CBE5A9

#FAFAEF#FAFAEF

#D0C962#D0C962

Color Harmonies

#A9ADE5#A9ADE5

#E5C3A9#E5C3A9

#CBE5A9#CBE5A9

#A9E5E1#A9E5E1

#E1A9E5#E1A9E5

Variants

#FAFAEF#FAFAEF

#D0C962#D0C962

#F2EC9C#F2EC9C

#D9D6B5#D9D6B5

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAB8#FFFAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#E5E1A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5E1A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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