HEX atlas value

#E9B0A5

#E9B0A5 is a warm red HEX color close to Soft Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 176, 165, HSL 10, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.5109, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E9B0A5 Sample readable text

HEX #E9B0A5

RGB rgb(233, 176, 165)

HSL hsl(10 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.5109

Contrast Black 11.22:1White 1.87:1

CSS

--color-e9b0a5: #E9B0A5;
.background-e9b0a5 { background-color: #E9B0A5; }
.text-e9b0a5 { color: #E9B0A5; }

Luminance0.5109

Black text11.22:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA 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":"#E9B0A5","rgb":[233,176,165],"hsl":[10,61,78],"cmyk":[0,24,29,9],"luminance":0.5109,"contrast":{"black":11.22,"white":1.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF1EF","hex":"#FBF1EF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.93,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A5DEE9","hex":"#A5DEE9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E9D2A5","hex":"#E9D2A5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Soft Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e9b0a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lotus-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5DEE9","analogous":["#E9A5BB","#E9D2A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9B0","#B0A5E9"],"tetradic":["#BBE9A5","#A5DEE9","#D2A5E9"],"splitComplementary":["#A5E9D2","#A5BBE9"],"monochromatic":["#FBF1EF","#E9B0A5","#D7705B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF1EF","dark":"#D7705B","saturated":"#F5A898","desaturated":"#DDB8B1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC4B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"lotus-pink","name":"Lotus Pink","hex":"#F4A7B9","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":27.2213151776324}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9B0A5

#E9B0A5 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E9B0A5 is visually closest to Soft Coral, a named red color with HEX #F7A8A8.

The RGB channels are 233, 176, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg with 61% saturation and 78% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.5109, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.22:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9B0A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF1EF#000000 text · best 18.93:1#FBF1EF

#A5DEE9#000000 text · best 14.23:1#A5DEE9

#E9D2A5#000000 text · best 14.23:1#E9D2A5

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Generated Palette

#E9B0A5#E9B0A5

#A5DEE9#A5DEE9

#E9A5BB#E9A5BB

#E9D2A5#E9D2A5

#FBF1EF#FBF1EF

#D7705B#D7705B

Color Harmonies

#A5DEE9#A5DEE9

#E9A5BB#E9A5BB

#E9D2A5#E9D2A5

#A5E9B0#A5E9B0

#B0A5E9#B0A5E9

Variants

#FBF1EF#FBF1EF

#D7705B#D7705B

#F5A898#F5A898

#DDB8B1#DDB8B1

White#FFFFFF

#FFC4B8#FFC4B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Lotus Pink#F4A7B9

Travertine#D6C1A3

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#E9B0A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9B0A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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