HEX atlas value

#E9D7A5

#E9D7A5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 215, 165, HSL 44, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.6864, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E9D7A5 Sample readable text

HEX #E9D7A5

RGB rgb(233, 215, 165)

HSL hsl(44 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.6864

Contrast Black 14.73:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-e9d7a5: #E9D7A5;
.background-e9d7a5 { background-color: #E9D7A5; }
.text-e9d7a5 { color: #E9D7A5; }

Luminance0.6864

Black text14.73:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#E9D7A5","rgb":[233,215,165],"hsl":[44,61,78],"cmyk":[0,8,29,9],"luminance":0.6864,"contrast":{"black":14.73,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF8EF","hex":"#FBF8EF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.78,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9E9A5","hex":"#D9E9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/e9d7a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5B7E9","analogous":["#E9B5A5","#D9E9A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9D7","#D7A5E9"],"tetradic":["#A5E9B5","#A5B7E9","#E9A5D9"],"splitComplementary":["#A5D9E9","#B5A5E9"],"monochromatic":["#FBF8EF","#E9D7A5","#D7B65B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF8EF","dark":"#D7B65B","saturated":"#F5DD98","desaturated":"#DDD1B1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFECB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.663521732655695},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":18.2208671582886},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.72308292331602}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9D7A5

#E9D7A5 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E9D7A5 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 233, 215, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.6864, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.73:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9D7A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF8EF#000000 text · best 19.78:1#FBF8EF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#D9E9A5#000000 text · best 16.15:1#D9E9A5

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#E9D7A5#E9D7A5

#A5B7E9#A5B7E9

#E9B5A5#E9B5A5

#D9E9A5#D9E9A5

#FBF8EF#FBF8EF

#D7B65B#D7B65B

Color Harmonies

#A5B7E9#A5B7E9

#E9B5A5#E9B5A5

#D9E9A5#D9E9A5

#A5E9D7#A5E9D7

#D7A5E9#D7A5E9

Variants

#FBF8EF#FBF8EF

#D7B65B#D7B65B

#F5DD98#F5DD98

#DDD1B1#DDD1B1

White#FFFFFF

#FFECB8#FFECB8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Wheat#F5DEB3

#E9D7A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9D7A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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