HEX atlas value

#E4AE58

#E4AE58 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 174, 88, HSL 37, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.4747, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E4AE58 Sample readable text

HEX #E4AE58

RGB rgb(228, 174, 88)

HSL hsl(37 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.4747

Contrast Black 10.49:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-e4ae58: #E4AE58;
.background-e4ae58 { background-color: #E4AE58; }
.text-e4ae58 { color: #E4AE58; }

Luminance0.4747

Black text10.49:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#E4AE58","rgb":[228,174,88],"hsl":[37,72,62],"cmyk":[0,24,61,11],"luminance":0.4747,"contrast":{"black":10.49,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4E458","hex":"#D4E458","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.04,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1D5A7","hex":"#F1D5A7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F9B343","hex":"#F9B343","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.56,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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"]}]

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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e4ae58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#588EE4","analogous":["#E46958","#D4E458"],"triadic":["#58E4AE","#AE58E4"],"tetradic":["#58E469","#588EE4","#E458D4"],"splitComplementary":["#58D4E4","#6958E4"],"monochromatic":["#F1D5A7","#E4AE58","#C1831F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D5A7","dark":"#C1831F","saturated":"#F9B343","desaturated":"#CFA96E","pastel":"#F1E2CB","neon":"#FFC466"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":30.692018506445613},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":35.397740040855716},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.4828726939094},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":37.067505985701274}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4AE58

#E4AE58 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E4AE58 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 228, 174, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4747, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.49:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4AE58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4E458#000000 text · best 15.04:1#D4E458

#F1D5A7#000000 text · best 14.82:1#F1D5A7

#F9B343#000000 text · best 11.56:1#F9B343

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

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

Generated Palette

#E4AE58#E4AE58

#588EE4#588EE4

#E46958#E46958

#D4E458#D4E458

#F1D5A7#F1D5A7

#C1831F#C1831F

Color Harmonies

#588EE4#588EE4

#E46958#E46958

#D4E458#D4E458

#58E4AE#58E4AE

#AE58E4#AE58E4

Variants

#F1D5A7#F1D5A7

#C1831F#C1831F

#F9B343#F9B343

#CFA96E#CFA96E

#F1E2CB#F1E2CB

#FFC466#FFC466

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bamboo#C7B56E

#E4AE58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4AE58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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