HEX atlas value

#E4B158

#E4B158 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 177, 88, HSL 38, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.4864, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E4B158 Sample readable text

HEX #E4B158

RGB rgb(228, 177, 88)

HSL hsl(38 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.4864

Contrast Black 10.73:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-e4b158: #E4B158;
.background-e4b158 { background-color: #E4B158; }
.text-e4b158 { color: #E4B158; }

Luminance0.4864

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#E4B158","rgb":[228,177,88],"hsl":[38,72,62],"cmyk":[0,22,61,11],"luminance":0.4864,"contrast":{"black":10.73,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1E458","hex":"#D1E458","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.95,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1D6A7","hex":"#F1D6A7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.92,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F9B643","hex":"#F9B643","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.8,"contrastWhite":1.78,"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"]}]

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/e4b158.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/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#588BE4","analogous":["#E46B58","#D1E458"],"triadic":["#58E4B1","#B158E4"],"tetradic":["#58E46B","#588BE4","#E458D1"],"splitComplementary":["#58D1E4","#6B58E4"],"monochromatic":["#F1D6A7","#E4B158","#C1861F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D6A7","dark":"#C1861F","saturated":"#F9B643","desaturated":"#CFAB6E","pastel":"#F1E3CB","neon":"#FFC766"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":29.748949561287034},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":36.61966684720111},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":37.16180835212409}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4B158

#E4B158 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E4B158 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 228, 177, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4864, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4B158 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1E458#000000 text · best 14.95:1#D1E458

#F1D6A7#000000 text · best 14.92:1#F1D6A7

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F9B643#000000 text · best 11.8:1#F9B643

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

Generated Palette

#E4B158#E4B158

#588BE4#588BE4

#E46B58#E46B58

#D1E458#D1E458

#F1D6A7#F1D6A7

#C1861F#C1861F

Color Harmonies

#588BE4#588BE4

#E46B58#E46B58

#D1E458#D1E458

#58E4B1#58E4B1

#B158E4#B158E4

Variants

#F1D6A7#F1D6A7

#C1861F#C1861F

#F9B643#F9B643

#CFAB6E#CFAB6E

#F1E3CB#F1E3CB

#FFC766#FFC766

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Buttercup#F3C13A

#E4B158

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4B158

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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