HEX atlas value

#E8E0CE

#E8E0CE is a warm orange HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 232, 224, 206, HSL 42, 36%, 86%, has luminance 0.7492, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#E8E0CE Sample readable text

HEX #E8E0CE

RGB rgb(232, 224, 206)

HSL hsl(42 36% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 11, 9)

Luminance 0.7492

Contrast Black 15.98:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-e8e0ce: #E8E0CE;
.background-e8e0ce { background-color: #E8E0CE; }
.text-e8e0ce { color: #E8E0CE; }

Luminance0.7492

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#E8E0CE","rgb":[232,224,206],"hsl":[42,36,86],"cmyk":[0,3,11,9],"luminance":0.7492,"contrast":{"black":15.98,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"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":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3E8CE","hex":"#E3E8CE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.7,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F0E4C7","hex":"#F0E4C7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Pearl adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e8e0ce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CED6E8","analogous":["#E8D4CE","#E3E8CE"],"triadic":["#CEE8E0","#E0CEE8"],"tetradic":["#CEE8D4","#CED6E8","#E8CEE3"],"splitComplementary":["#CEE3E8","#D4CEE8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E8E0CE","#CBB990"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CBB990","saturated":"#F0E4C7","desaturated":"#E0DDD6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF6E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":6.324555320336759},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":13.341664064126334}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E8E0CE

#E8E0CE is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #E8E0CE is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 232, 224, and 206, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.7492, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.98:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E8E0CE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

#E3E8CE#000000 text · best 16.7:1#E3E8CE

#F0E4C7#000000 text · best 16.63:1#F0E4C7

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Generated Palette

#E8E0CE#E8E0CE

#CED6E8#CED6E8

#E8D4CE#E8D4CE

#E3E8CE#E3E8CE

White#FFFFFF

#CBB990#CBB990

Color Harmonies

#CED6E8#CED6E8

#E8D4CE#E8D4CE

#E3E8CE#E3E8CE

#CEE8E0#CEE8E0

#E0CEE8#E0CEE8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CBB990#CBB990

#F0E4C7#F0E4C7

#E0DDD6#E0DDD6

White#FFFFFF

#FFF6E0#FFF6E0

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Quartz#E7D9D1

Bone#E3DAC9

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

#E8E0CE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E8E0CE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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