HEX atlas value

#E2E458

#E2E458 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 228, 88, HSL 61, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.7236, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E2E458 Sample readable text

HEX #E2E458

RGB rgb(226, 228, 88)

HSL hsl(61 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.7236

Contrast Black 15.47:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-e2e458: #E2E458;
.background-e2e458 { background-color: #E2E458; }
.text-e2e458 { color: #E2E458; }

Luminance0.7236

Black text15.47:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#E2E458","rgb":[226,228,88],"hsl":[61,72,62],"cmyk":[1,0,61,11],"luminance":0.7236,"contrast":{"black":15.47,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6F943","hex":"#F6F943","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.55,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFF1A7","hex":"#EFF1A7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2e458.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5B58E4","analogous":["#E4A058","#9CE458"],"triadic":["#58E2E4","#E458E2"],"tetradic":["#58E4A0","#5B58E4","#E4589C"],"splitComplementary":["#589CE4","#A058E4"],"monochromatic":["#EFF1A7","#E2E458","#BEC11F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF1A7","dark":"#BEC11F","saturated":"#F6F943","desaturated":"#CDCF6E","pastel":"#F0F1CB","neon":"#FCFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":30.364452901377952},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":42.02380277890139}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2E458

#E2E458 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E2E458 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 226, 228, and 88, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 72% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7236, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.47:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2E458 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#F6F943#000000 text · best 18.55:1#F6F943

#EFF1A7#000000 text · best 17.81:1#EFF1A7

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Generated Palette

#E2E458#E2E458

#5B58E4#5B58E4

#E4A058#E4A058

#9CE458#9CE458

#EFF1A7#EFF1A7

#BEC11F#BEC11F

Color Harmonies

#5B58E4#5B58E4

#E4A058#E4A058

#9CE458#9CE458

#58E2E4#58E2E4

#E458E2#E458E2

Variants

#EFF1A7#EFF1A7

#BEC11F#BEC11F

#F6F943#F6F943

#CDCF6E#CDCF6E

#F0F1CB#F0F1CB

#FCFF66#FCFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Maize#FBEC5D

Mustard#FFDB58

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#E2E458

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2E458

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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