HEX atlas value

#E4CA58

#E4CA58 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 202, 88, HSL 49, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.5944, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E4CA58 Sample readable text

HEX #E4CA58

RGB rgb(228, 202, 88)

HSL hsl(49 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.5944

Contrast Black 12.89:1White 1.63:1

CSS

--color-e4ca58: #E4CA58;
.background-e4ca58 { background-color: #E4CA58; }
.text-e4ca58 { color: #E4CA58; }

Luminance0.5944

Black text12.89:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA 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":"#E4CA58","rgb":[228,202,88],"hsl":[49,72,62],"cmyk":[0,11,61,11],"luminance":0.5944,"contrast":{"black":12.89,"white":1.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1E3A7","hex":"#F1E3A7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.29,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9D843","hex":"#F9D843","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/e4ca58.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/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5872E4","analogous":["#E48558","#B8E458"],"triadic":["#58E4CA","#CA58E4"],"tetradic":["#58E485","#5872E4","#E458B8"],"splitComplementary":["#58B8E4","#8558E4"],"monochromatic":["#F1E3A7","#E4CA58","#C1A31F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1E3A7","dark":"#C1A31F","saturated":"#F9D843","desaturated":"#CFBD6E","pastel":"#F1EACB","neon":"#FFE366"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":31.906112267087632},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":33.31666249791537},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":34.72751070837067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4CA58

#E4CA58 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E4CA58 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 228, 202, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.5944, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.89:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4CA58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1E3A7#000000 text · best 16.29:1#F1E3A7

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

#F9D843#000000 text · best 14.93:1#F9D843

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#E4CA58#E4CA58

#5872E4#5872E4

#E48558#E48558

#B8E458#B8E458

#F1E3A7#F1E3A7

#C1A31F#C1A31F

Color Harmonies

#5872E4#5872E4

#E48558#E48558

#B8E458#B8E458

#58E4CA#58E4CA

#CA58E4#CA58E4

Variants

#F1E3A7#F1E3A7

#C1A31F#C1A31F

#F9D843#F9D843

#CFBD6E#CFBD6E

#F1EACB#F1EACB

#FFE366#FFE366

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Buttercup#F3C13A

#E4CA58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4CA58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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