HEX atlas value

#E6BE8A

#E6BE8A is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 190, 138, HSL 34, 65%, 72%, has luminance 0.5548, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E6BE8A Sample readable text

HEX #E6BE8A

RGB rgb(230, 190, 138)

HSL hsl(34 65% 72%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 40, 10)

Luminance 0.5548

Contrast Black 12.1:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-e6be8a: #E6BE8A;
.background-e6be8a { background-color: #E6BE8A; }
.text-e6be8a { color: #E6BE8A; }

Luminance0.5548

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#E6BE8A","rgb":[230,190,138],"hsl":[34,65,72],"cmyk":[0,17,40,10],"luminance":0.5548,"contrast":{"black":12.1,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6E8D5","hex":"#F6E8D5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0E689","hex":"#E0E689","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6C079","hex":"#F6C079","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6BC99","hex":"#D6BC99","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.51,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e6be8a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89B1E6","analogous":["#E68F89","#E0E689"],"triadic":["#89E6BE","#BE89E6"],"tetradic":["#89E68F","#89B1E6","#E689E0"],"splitComplementary":["#89E0E6","#8F89E6"],"monochromatic":["#F6E8D5","#E6BE8A","#D6943D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6E8D5","dark":"#D6943D","saturated":"#F6C079","desaturated":"#D6BC99","pastel":"#FBF8F4","neon":"#FFD399"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":0},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":10.44030650891055},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":22.44994432064365},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":29.832867780352597},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":30.099833886584822}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6BE8A

#E6BE8A is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E6BE8A is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 230, 190, and 138, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg with 65% saturation and 72% 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 0.5548, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.1:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6BE8A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6E8D5#000000 text · best 17.42:1#F6E8D5

#E0E689#000000 text · best 15.85:1#E0E689

#F6C079#000000 text · best 12.73:1#F6C079

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#D6BC99#000000 text · best 11.51:1#D6BC99

Generated Palette

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#89B1E6#89B1E6

#E68F89#E68F89

#E0E689#E0E689

#F6E8D5#F6E8D5

#D6943D#D6943D

Color Harmonies

#89B1E6#89B1E6

#E68F89#E68F89

#E0E689#E0E689

#89E6BE#89E6BE

#BE89E6#BE89E6

Variants

#F6E8D5#F6E8D5

#D6943D#D6943D

#F6C079#F6C079

#D6BC99#D6BC99

#FBF8F4#FBF8F4

#FFD399#FFD399

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Tan#D2B48C

Travertine#D6C1A3

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#E6BE8A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6BE8A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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