HEX atlas value

#E9CDA5

#E9CDA5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 205, 165, HSL 35, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.637, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E9CDA5 Sample readable text

HEX #E9CDA5

RGB rgb(233, 205, 165)

HSL hsl(35 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.637

Contrast Black 13.74:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-e9cda5: #E9CDA5;
.background-e9cda5 { background-color: #E9CDA5; }
.text-e9cda5 { color: #E9CDA5; }

Luminance0.637

Black text13.74:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#E9CDA5","rgb":[233,205,165],"hsl":[35,61,78],"cmyk":[0,12,29,9],"luminance":0.637,"contrast":{"black":13.74,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF6EF","hex":"#FBF6EF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.53,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3E9A5","hex":"#E3E9A5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.47,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5CF98","hex":"#F5CF98","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.26,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e9cda5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5C1E9","analogous":["#E9AAA5","#E3E9A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9CD","#CDA5E9"],"tetradic":["#A5E9AA","#A5C1E9","#E9A5E3"],"splitComplementary":["#A5E3E9","#AAA5E9"],"monochromatic":["#FBF6EF","#E9CDA5","#D7A35B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF6EF","dark":"#D7A35B","saturated":"#F5CF98","desaturated":"#DDCBB1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":11.489125293076057},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":21.656407827707714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9CDA5

#E9CDA5 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E9CDA5 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 233, 205, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.637, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.74:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9CDA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF6EF#000000 text · best 19.53:1#FBF6EF

#E3E9A5#000000 text · best 16.47:1#E3E9A5

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

#F5CF98#000000 text · best 14.26:1#F5CF98

Generated Palette

#E9CDA5#E9CDA5

#A5C1E9#A5C1E9

#E9AAA5#E9AAA5

#E3E9A5#E3E9A5

#FBF6EF#FBF6EF

#D7A35B#D7A35B

Color Harmonies

#A5C1E9#A5C1E9

#E9AAA5#E9AAA5

#E3E9A5#E3E9A5

#A5E9CD#A5E9CD

#CDA5E9#CDA5E9

Variants

#FBF6EF#FBF6EF

#D7A35B#D7A35B

#F5CF98#F5CF98

#DDCBB1#DDCBB1

White#FFFFFF

#FFE1B8#FFE1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Mica#D8C7B0

Apricot#FBCEB1

#E9CDA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9CDA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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