HEX atlas value

#E7DDBB

#E7DDBB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 221, 187, HSL 46, 48%, 82%, has luminance 0.7229, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E7DDBB Sample readable text

HEX #E7DDBB

RGB rgb(231, 221, 187)

HSL hsl(46 48% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 19, 9)

Luminance 0.7229

Contrast Black 15.46:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-e7ddbb: #E7DDBB;
.background-e7ddbb { background-color: #E7DDBB; }
.text-e7ddbb { color: #E7DDBB; }

Luminance0.7229

Black text15.46:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#E7DDBB","rgb":[231,221,187],"hsl":[46,48,82],"cmyk":[0,4,19,9],"luminance":0.7229,"contrast":{"black":15.46,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"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":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1E2B1","hex":"#F1E2B1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.25,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBE7BB","hex":"#DBE7BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pearl 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/e7ddbb.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BBC5E7","analogous":["#E7C7BB","#DBE7BB"],"triadic":["#BBE7DD","#DDBBE7"],"tetradic":["#BBE7C7","#BBC5E7","#E7BBDB"],"splitComplementary":["#BBDBE7","#C7BBE7"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E7DDBB","#CFBB77"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CFBB77","saturated":"#F1E2B1","desaturated":"#DDD7C5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":13.674794331177344},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":18.788294228055936}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7DDBB

#E7DDBB is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E7DDBB is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 231, 221, and 187, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 48% saturation and 82% 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 0.7229, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.46:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7DDBB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

#F1E2B1#000000 text · best 16.25:1#F1E2B1

#DBE7BB#000000 text · best 16.16:1#DBE7BB

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Generated Palette

#E7DDBB#E7DDBB

#BBC5E7#BBC5E7

#E7C7BB#E7C7BB

#DBE7BB#DBE7BB

White#FFFFFF

#CFBB77#CFBB77

Color Harmonies

#BBC5E7#BBC5E7

#E7C7BB#E7C7BB

#DBE7BB#DBE7BB

#BBE7DD#BBE7DD

#DDBBE7#DDBBE7

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CFBB77#CFBB77

#F1E2B1#F1E2B1

#DDD7C5#DDD7C5

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3CC#FFF3CC

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vellum#EFE3C8

Feldspar#F0CDB7

#E7DDBB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7DDBB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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