HEX atlas value

#E9E4A5

#E9E4A5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 228, 165, HSL 56, 61%, 78%, has luminance 0.7553, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E9E4A5 Sample readable text

HEX #E9E4A5

RGB rgb(233, 228, 165)

HSL hsl(56 61% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 29, 9)

Luminance 0.7553

Contrast Black 16.11:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-e9e4a5: #E9E4A5;
.background-e9e4a5 { background-color: #E9E4A5; }
.text-e9e4a5 { color: #E9E4A5; }

Luminance0.7553

Black text16.11:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#E9E4A5","rgb":[233,228,165],"hsl":[56,61,78],"cmyk":[0,2,29,9],"luminance":0.7553,"contrast":{"black":16.11,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBFAEF","hex":"#FBFAEF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.02,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5EF98","hex":"#F5EF98","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.68,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e9e4a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5A9E9","analogous":["#E9C2A5","#CBE9A5"],"triadic":["#A5E9E5","#E5A5E9"],"tetradic":["#A5E9C2","#A5A9E9","#E9A5CB"],"splitComplementary":["#A5CBE9","#C2A5E9"],"monochromatic":["#FBFAEF","#E9E4A5","#D7CF5B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBFAEF","dark":"#D7CF5B","saturated":"#F5EF98","desaturated":"#DDDAB1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":24.166091947189145}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9E4A5

#E9E4A5 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E9E4A5 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 233, 228, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7553, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.11:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9E4A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBFAEF#000000 text · best 20.02:1#FBFAEF

#F5EF98#000000 text · best 17.68:1#F5EF98

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Generated Palette

#E9E4A5#E9E4A5

#A5A9E9#A5A9E9

#E9C2A5#E9C2A5

#CBE9A5#CBE9A5

#FBFAEF#FBFAEF

#D7CF5B#D7CF5B

Color Harmonies

#A5A9E9#A5A9E9

#E9C2A5#E9C2A5

#CBE9A5#CBE9A5

#A5E9E5#A5E9E5

#E5A5E9#E5A5E9

Variants

#FBFAEF#FBFAEF

#D7CF5B#D7CF5B

#F5EF98#F5EF98

#DDDAB1#DDDAB1

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAB8#FFFAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Navajo White#FFDEAD

#E9E4A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9E4A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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