HEX atlas value

#E8D2CE

#E8D2CE is a warm red HEX color close to Quartz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 232, 210, 206, HSL 9, 36%, 86%, has luminance 0.6771, and belongs to the light group.

red warm light

#E8D2CE Sample readable text

HEX #E8D2CE

RGB rgb(232, 210, 206)

HSL hsl(9 36% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.6771

Contrast Black 14.54:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-e8d2ce: #E8D2CE;
.background-e8d2ce { background-color: #E8D2CE; }
.text-e8d2ce { color: #E8D2CE; }

Luminance0.6771

Black text14.54:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#E8D2CE","rgb":[232,210,206],"hsl":[9,36,86],"cmyk":[0,9,11,9],"luminance":0.6771,"contrast":{"black":14.54,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"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":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CEE4E8","hex":"#CEE4E8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.89,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8DFCE","hex":"#E8DFCE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.88,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","light red","Quartz adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e8d2ce.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":"#CEE4E8","analogous":["#E8CED7","#E8DFCE"],"triadic":["#CEE8D2","#D2CEE8"],"tetradic":["#D7E8CE","#CEE4E8","#DFCEE8"],"splitComplementary":["#CEE8DF","#CED7E8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E8D2CE","#CB9990"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CB9990","saturated":"#F0CDC7","desaturated":"#E0D8D6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE5E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":15.362291495737216},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":19.339079605813716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E8D2CE

#E8D2CE is classified as a warm red value with light visual character. #E8D2CE is visually closest to Quartz, a named orange color with HEX #E7D9D1.

The RGB channels are 232, 210, and 206, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 36% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.6771, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.54:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E8D2CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#CEE4E8#000000 text · best 15.89:1#CEE4E8

#E8DFCE#000000 text · best 15.88:1#E8DFCE

Generated Palette

#E8D2CE#E8D2CE

#CEE4E8#CEE4E8

#E8CED7#E8CED7

#E8DFCE#E8DFCE

White#FFFFFF

#CB9990#CB9990

Color Harmonies

#CEE4E8#CEE4E8

#E8CED7#E8CED7

#E8DFCE#E8DFCE

#CEE8D2#CEE8D2

#D2CEE8#D2CEE8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CB9990#CB9990

#F0CDC7#F0CDC7

#E0D8D6#E0D8D6

White#FFFFFF

#FFE5E0#FFE5E0

Nearest Named Colors

Quartz#E7D9D1

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Vellum#EFE3C8

#E8D2CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E8D2CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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