HEX atlas value

#E7E6BB

#E7E6BB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 230, 187, HSL 59, 48%, 82%, has luminance 0.7717, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E7E6BB Sample readable text

HEX #E7E6BB

RGB rgb(231, 230, 187)

HSL hsl(59 48% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 19, 9)

Luminance 0.7717

Contrast Black 16.43:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-e7e6bb: #E7E6BB;
.background-e7e6bb { background-color: #E7E6BB; }
.text-e7e6bb { color: #E7E6BB; }

Luminance0.7717

Black text16.43:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#E7E6BB","rgb":[231,230,187],"hsl":[59,48,82],"cmyk":[0,0,19,9],"luminance":0.7717,"contrast":{"black":16.43,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"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":"#F1F0B1","hex":"#F1F0B1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.84,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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"]}]

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/e7e6bb.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BBBCE7","analogous":["#E7D0BB","#D2E7BB"],"triadic":["#BBE7E6","#E6BBE7"],"tetradic":["#BBE7D0","#BBBCE7","#E7BBD2"],"splitComplementary":["#BBD2E7","#D0BBE7"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E7E6BB","#CFCE77"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CFCE77","saturated":"#F1F0B1","desaturated":"#DDDDC5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFECC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":14.628738838327793},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":18},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":18.867962264113206}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7E6BB

#E7E6BB is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E7E6BB is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 231, 230, and 187, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.7717, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.43:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7E6BB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F1F0B1#000000 text · best 17.84:1#F1F0B1

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Generated Palette

#E7E6BB#E7E6BB

#BBBCE7#BBBCE7

#E7D0BB#E7D0BB

#D2E7BB#D2E7BB

White#FFFFFF

#CFCE77#CFCE77

Color Harmonies

#BBBCE7#BBBCE7

#E7D0BB#E7D0BB

#D2E7BB#D2E7BB

#BBE7E6#BBE7E6

#E6BBE7#E6BBE7

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CFCE77#CFCE77

#F1F0B1#F1F0B1

#DDDDC5#DDDDC5

White#FFFFFF

#FFFECC#FFFECC

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Bone#E3DAC9

#E7E6BB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7E6BB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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