Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E8AD91

#E8AD91 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burly Wood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 232, 173, 145, HSL 19, 65%, 74%, has luminance 0.4909, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#E8AD91 Sample readable text
HEX #E8AD91
RGB rgb(232, 173, 145)
HSL hsl(19 65% 74%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 38, 9)
Luminance 0.4909
Contrast Black 10.82:1White 1.94:1

CSS

--color-e8ad91: #E8AD91;
.background-e8ad91 { background-color: #E8AD91; }
.text-e8ad91 { color: #E8AD91; }

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
Luminance0.4909
Black text10.82:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA 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":"#E8AD91","rgb":[232,173,145],"hsl":[19,65,74],"cmyk":[0,25,38,9],"luminance":0.4909,"contrast":{"black":10.82,"white":1.94}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F8E6DD","hex":"#F8E6DD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.35,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8D892","hex":"#E8D892","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92CDE8","hex":"#92CDE8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.12,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Burly Wood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e8ad91.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#92CDE8","analogous":["#E892A1","#E8D892"],"triadic":["#92E8AD","#AD92E8"],"tetradic":["#A1E892","#92CDE8","#D892E8"],"splitComplementary":["#92E8D8","#92A1E8"],"monochromatic":["#F8E6DD","#E8AD91","#D87446"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F8E6DD","dark":"#D87446","saturated":"#F6A883","desaturated":"#D9B2A0","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFC0A3"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":27.910571473905726}]
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

HEX meaning and use

About #E8AD91

#E8AD91 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E8AD91 is visually closest to Burly Wood, a named orange color with HEX #DEB887.

The RGB channels are 232, 173, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 65% saturation and 74% 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 0.4909, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.82:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E8AD91 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.82:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8E6DD#000000 text · best 17.35:1#F8E6DD
#E8D892#000000 text · best 14.67:1#E8D892
#92CDE8#000000 text · best 12.12:1#92CDE8
Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A
Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Generated Palette

#E8AD91#E8AD91
#92CDE8#92CDE8
#E892A1#E892A1
#E8D892#E8D892
#F8E6DD#F8E6DD
#D87446#D87446

Color Harmonies

#92CDE8#92CDE8
#E892A1#E892A1
#E8D892#E8D892
#92E8AD#92E8AD
#AD92E8#AD92E8

Variants

#F8E6DD#F8E6DD
#D87446#D87446
#F6A883#F6A883
#D9B2A0#D9B2A0
#FEFCFB#FEFCFB
#FFC0A3#FFC0A3

Nearest Named Colors

Burly Wood#DEB887
Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Tan#D2B48C
Salmon Rose#E7968B
Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Related HEX Guides

Burly Wood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #DEB887.Pale Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E6BE8A.Tan colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D2B48C.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E8AD91 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.