HEX atlas value

#E9F2B0

#E9F2B0 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 242, 176, HSL 68, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.8396, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#E9F2B0 Sample readable text

HEX #E9F2B0

RGB rgb(233, 242, 176)

HSL hsl(68 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.8396

Contrast Black 17.79:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-e9f2b0: #E9F2B0;
.background-e9f2b0 { background-color: #E9F2B0; }
.text-e9f2b0 { color: #E9F2B0; }

Luminance0.8396

Black text17.79:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#E9F2B0","rgb":[233,242,176],"hsl":[68,72,82],"cmyk":[4,0,27,5],"luminance":0.8396,"contrast":{"black":17.79,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"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":"#F1FCA6","hex":"#F1FCA6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.21,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8F2B0","hex":"#C8F2B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.78,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e9f2b0.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/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B9B0F2","analogous":["#F2DAB0","#C8F2B0"],"triadic":["#B0E9F2","#F2B0E9"],"tetradic":["#B0F2DA","#B9B0F2","#F2B0C8"],"splitComplementary":["#B0C8F2","#DAB0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E9F2B0","#D4E561"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D4E561","saturated":"#F1FCA6","desaturated":"#E2E8BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F8FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":24.166091947189145}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9F2B0

#E9F2B0 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #E9F2B0 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 233, 242, and 176, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 72% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8396, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.79:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9F2B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

#F1FCA6#000000 text · best 19.21:1#F1FCA6

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#C8F2B0#000000 text · best 16.78:1#C8F2B0

Generated Palette

#E9F2B0#E9F2B0

#B9B0F2#B9B0F2

#F2DAB0#F2DAB0

#C8F2B0#C8F2B0

White#FFFFFF

#D4E561#D4E561

Color Harmonies

#B9B0F2#B9B0F2

#F2DAB0#F2DAB0

#C8F2B0#C8F2B0

#B0E9F2#B0E9F2

#F2B0E9#F2B0E9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D4E561#D4E561

#F1FCA6#F1FCA6

#E2E8BA#E2E8BA

White#FFFFFF

#F8FFCC#F8FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

#E9F2B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9F2B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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