HEX atlas value

#E5F5AD

#E5F5AD is a cool green HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 245, 173, HSL 73, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8498, and belongs to the pastel group.

#E5F5AD Sample readable text
HEX #E5F5AD
RGB rgb(229, 245, 173)
HSL hsl(73 78% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 29, 4)
Luminance 0.8498
Contrast Black 18:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-e5f5ad: #E5F5AD;
.background-e5f5ad { background-color: #E5F5AD; }
.text-e5f5ad { color: #E5F5AD; }

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
Luminance0.8498
Black text18:1AA Pass
White text1.17:1AA 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":"#E5F5AD","rgb":[229,245,173],"hsl":[73,78,82],"cmyk":[7,0,29,4],"luminance":0.8498,"contrast":{"black":18,"white":1.17}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"#EBFFA3","hex":"#EBFFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2F5AD","hex":"#C2F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.96,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5f5ad.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/butter.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#BDADF5","analogous":["#F5E1AD","#C2F5AD"],"triadic":["#ADE5F5","#F5ADE5"],"tetradic":["#ADF5E1","#BDADF5","#F5ADC2"],"splitComplementary":["#ADC2F5","#E1ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E5F5AD","#CCEB5C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CCEB5C","saturated":"#EBFFA3","desaturated":"#E0EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F4FFCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":16.09347693943108},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":21.354156504062622},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":26.77685567799177},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":28.653097563788805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5F5AD

#E5F5AD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #E5F5AD is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 229, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8498, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18:1AA Pass
White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5F5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#EBFFA3#000000 text · best 19.37:1#EBFFA3
Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8
Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8
#C2F5AD#000000 text · best 16.96:1#C2F5AD

Generated Palette

#E5F5AD#E5F5AD
#BDADF5#BDADF5
#F5E1AD#F5E1AD
#C2F5AD#C2F5AD
White#FFFFFF
#CCEB5C#CCEB5C

Color Harmonies

#BDADF5#BDADF5
#F5E1AD#F5E1AD
#C2F5AD#C2F5AD
#ADE5F5#ADE5F5
#F5ADE5#F5ADE5

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#CCEB5C#CCEB5C
#EBFFA3#EBFFA3
#E0EBB7#E0EBB7
White#FFFFFF
#F4FFCC#F4FFCC

Nearest Named Colors