HEX atlas value

#E6DCD1

#E6DCD1 is a warm orange HEX color close to Quartz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 220, 209, HSL 31, 30%, 86%, has luminance 0.7261, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#E6DCD1 Sample readable text

HEX #E6DCD1

RGB rgb(230, 220, 209)

HSL hsl(31 30% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 9, 10)

Luminance 0.7261

Contrast Black 15.52:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-e6dcd1: #E6DCD1;
.background-e6dcd1 { background-color: #E6DCD1; }
.text-e6dcd1 { color: #E6DCD1; }

Luminance0.7261

Black text15.52:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#E6DCD1","rgb":[230,220,209],"hsl":[31,30,86],"cmyk":[0,4,9,10],"luminance":0.7261,"contrast":{"black":15.52,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"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":"#E6E6D1","hex":"#E6E6D1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.6,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]},{"name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEDCC9","hex":"#EEDCC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Quartz adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e6dcd1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D1DBE6","analogous":["#E6D1D1","#E6E6D1"],"triadic":["#D1E6DC","#DCD1E6"],"tetradic":["#D1E6D1","#D1DBE6","#E6D1E6"],"splitComplementary":["#D1E6E6","#D1D1E6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E6DCD1","#C6AE95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C6AE95","saturated":"#EEDCC9","desaturated":"#DEDBD8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF0E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":3.1622776601683795},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":14.52583904633395},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":14.866068747318506}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6DCD1

#E6DCD1 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #E6DCD1 is visually closest to Quartz, a named orange color with HEX #E7D9D1.

The RGB channels are 230, 220, and 209, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 30% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.7261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.52:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6DCD1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E6E6D1#000000 text · best 16.6:1#E6E6D1

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#EEDCC9#000000 text · best 15.72:1#EEDCC9

Generated Palette

#E6DCD1#E6DCD1

#D1DBE6#D1DBE6

#E6D1D1#E6D1D1

#E6E6D1#E6E6D1

White#FFFFFF

#C6AE95#C6AE95

Color Harmonies

#D1DBE6#D1DBE6

#E6D1D1#E6D1D1

#E6E6D1#E6E6D1

#D1E6DC#D1E6DC

#DCD1E6#DCD1E6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C6AE95#C6AE95

#EEDCC9#EEDCC9

#DEDBD8#DEDBD8

White#FFFFFF

#FFF0E0#FFF0E0

Nearest Named Colors

Quartz#E7D9D1

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

#E6DCD1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6DCD1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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