HEX atlas value

#E5E8CE

#E5E8CE is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 232, 206, HSL 67, 36%, 86%, has luminance 0.7883, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#E5E8CE Sample readable text

HEX #E5E8CE

RGB rgb(229, 232, 206)

HSL hsl(67 36% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.7883

Contrast Black 16.77:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-e5e8ce: #E5E8CE;
.background-e5e8ce { background-color: #E5E8CE; }
.text-e5e8ce { color: #E5E8CE; }

Luminance0.7883

Black text16.77:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA 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":"#E5E8CE","rgb":[229,232,206],"hsl":[67,36,86],"cmyk":[1,0,11,9],"luminance":0.7883,"contrast":{"black":16.77,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"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":"#EBF0C7","hex":"#EBF0C7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.82,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Pearl adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5e8ce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D1CEE8","analogous":["#E8DECE","#D8E8CE"],"triadic":["#CEE5E8","#E8CEE5"],"tetradic":["#CEE8DE","#D1CEE8","#E8CED8"],"splitComplementary":["#CED8E8","#DECEE8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E5E8CE","#C4CB90"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C4CB90","saturated":"#EBF0C7","desaturated":"#DFE0D6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FBFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":15}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5E8CE

#E5E8CE is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #E5E8CE is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 229, 232, and 206, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 36% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7883, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.77:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5E8CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EBF0C7#000000 text · best 17.82:1#EBF0C7

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Generated Palette

#E5E8CE#E5E8CE

#D1CEE8#D1CEE8

#E8DECE#E8DECE

#D8E8CE#D8E8CE

White#FFFFFF

#C4CB90#C4CB90

Color Harmonies

#D1CEE8#D1CEE8

#E8DECE#E8DECE

#D8E8CE#D8E8CE

#CEE5E8#CEE5E8

#E8CEE5#E8CEE5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C4CB90#C4CB90

#EBF0C7#EBF0C7

#DFE0D6#DFE0D6

White#FFFFFF

#FBFFE0#FBFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

Vellum#EFE3C8

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Bone#E3DAC9

#E5E8CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5E8CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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