HEX atlas value

#E49C58

#E49C58 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 156, 88, HSL 29, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.4098, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E49C58 Sample readable text

HEX #E49C58

RGB rgb(228, 156, 88)

HSL hsl(29 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.4098

Contrast Black 9.2:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-e49c58: #E49C58;
.background-e49c58 { background-color: #E49C58; }
.text-e49c58 { color: #E49C58; }

Luminance0.4098

Black text9.2:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA 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":"#E49C58","rgb":[228,156,88],"hsl":[29,72,62],"cmyk":[0,32,61,11],"luminance":0.4098,"contrast":{"black":9.2,"white":2.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4E258","hex":"#E4E258","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1CBA7","hex":"#F1CBA7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.84,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F99B43","hex":"#F99B43","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.8,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e49c58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#58A0E4","analogous":["#E4585B","#E4E258"],"triadic":["#58E49C","#9C58E4"],"tetradic":["#5BE458","#58A0E4","#E258E4"],"splitComplementary":["#58E4E2","#585BE4"],"monochromatic":["#F1CBA7","#E49C58","#C16E1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1CBA7","dark":"#C16E1F","saturated":"#F99B43","desaturated":"#CF9C6E","pastel":"#F1DDCB","neon":"#FFB066"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":19.595917942265423},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":26.70205984563738},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":34.88552708502482},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":39.87480407475377}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E49C58

#E49C58 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E49C58 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 228, 156, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.4098, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.2:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E49C58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4E258#000000 text · best 15.32:1#E4E258

#F1CBA7#000000 text · best 13.84:1#F1CBA7

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#F99B43#000000 text · best 9.8:1#F99B43

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#E49C58#E49C58

#58A0E4#58A0E4

#E4585B#E4585B

#E4E258#E4E258

#F1CBA7#F1CBA7

#C16E1F#C16E1F

Color Harmonies

#58A0E4#58A0E4

#E4585B#E4585B

#E4E258#E4E258

#58E49C#58E49C

#9C58E4#9C58E4

Variants

#F1CBA7#F1CBA7

#C16E1F#C16E1F

#F99B43#F99B43

#CF9C6E#CF9C6E

#F1DDCB#F1DDCB

#FFB066#FFB066

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Butterscotch#E3963E

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Camel#C19A6B

#E49C58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E49C58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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