HEX atlas value

#EAE4CC

#EAE4CC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pearl. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 228, 204, HSL 48, 42%, 86%, has luminance 0.7734, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EAE4CC Sample readable text

HEX #EAE4CC

RGB rgb(234, 228, 204)

HSL hsl(48 42% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 13, 8)

Luminance 0.7734

Contrast Black 16.47:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-eae4cc: #EAE4CC;
.background-eae4cc { background-color: #EAE4CC; }
.text-eae4cc { color: #EAE4CC; }

Luminance0.7734

Black text16.47:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#EAE4CC","rgb":[234,228,204],"hsl":[48,42,86],"cmyk":[0,3,13,8],"luminance":0.7734,"contrast":{"black":16.47,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"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":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2E9C4","hex":"#F2E9C4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.23,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1EACC","hex":"#E1EACC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.84,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Pearl adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eae4cc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CCD2EA","analogous":["#EAD5CC","#E1EACC"],"triadic":["#CCEAE4","#E4CCEA"],"tetradic":["#CCEAD5","#CCD2EA","#EACCE1"],"splitComplementary":["#CCE1EA","#D5CCEA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EAE4CC","#D0C28B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D0C28B","saturated":"#F2E9C4","desaturated":"#E2E0D4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF9E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":5.656854249492381},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":12.569805089976535}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAE4CC

#EAE4CC is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #EAE4CC is visually closest to Pearl, a named orange color with HEX #EAE0C8.

The RGB channels are 234, 228, and 204, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 42% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7734, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.47:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAE4CC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

#F2E9C4#000000 text · best 17.23:1#F2E9C4

#E1EACC#000000 text · best 16.84:1#E1EACC

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Generated Palette

#EAE4CC#EAE4CC

#CCD2EA#CCD2EA

#EAD5CC#EAD5CC

#E1EACC#E1EACC

White#FFFFFF

#D0C28B#D0C28B

Color Harmonies

#CCD2EA#CCD2EA

#EAD5CC#EAD5CC

#E1EACC#E1EACC

#CCEAE4#CCEAE4

#E4CCEA#E4CCEA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D0C28B#D0C28B

#F2E9C4#F2E9C4

#E2E0D4#E2E0D4

White#FFFFFF

#FFF9E0#FFF9E0

Nearest Named Colors

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

Quartz#E7D9D1

Bone#E3DAC9

#EAE4CC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAE4CC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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