HEX atlas value

#E9EFB3

#E9EFB3 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 239, 179, HSL 66, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.8231, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E9EFB3 Sample readable text

HEX #E9EFB3

RGB rgb(233, 239, 179)

HSL hsl(66 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.8231

Contrast Black 17.46:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-e9efb3: #E9EFB3;
.background-e9efb3 { background-color: #E9EFB3; }
.text-e9efb3 { color: #E9EFB3; }

Luminance0.8231

Black text17.46:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#E9EFB3","rgb":[233,239,179],"hsl":[66,65,82],"cmyk":[3,0,25,6],"luminance":0.8231,"contrast":{"black":17.46,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1F9A9","hex":"#F1F9A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.86,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]}]

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/e9efb3.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":"#B9B3EF","analogous":["#EFD7B3","#CBEFB3"],"triadic":["#B3E9EF","#EFB3E9"],"tetradic":["#B3EFD7","#B9B3EF","#EFB3CB"],"splitComplementary":["#B3CBEF","#D7B3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E9EFB3","#D3DF68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D3DF68","saturated":"#F1F9A9","desaturated":"#E1E5BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FAFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":24.289915602982237}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9EFB3

#E9EFB3 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E9EFB3 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 233, 239, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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 0.8231, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.46:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9EFB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

#F1F9A9#000000 text · best 18.86:1#F1F9A9

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

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

Generated Palette

#E9EFB3#E9EFB3

#B9B3EF#B9B3EF

#EFD7B3#EFD7B3

#CBEFB3#CBEFB3

White#FFFFFF

#D3DF68#D3DF68

Color Harmonies

#B9B3EF#B9B3EF

#EFD7B3#EFD7B3

#CBEFB3#CBEFB3

#B3E9EF#B3E9EF

#EFB3E9#EFB3E9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D3DF68#D3DF68

#F1F9A9#F1F9A9

#E1E5BD#E1E5BD

White#FFFFFF

#FAFFCC#FAFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Peach#FFE5B4

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

#E9EFB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9EFB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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