HEX atlas value

#E4D195

#E4D195 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 209, 149, HSL 46, 59%, 74%, has luminance 0.6426, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E4D195 Sample readable text

HEX #E4D195

RGB rgb(228, 209, 149)

HSL hsl(46 59% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 35, 11)

Luminance 0.6426

Contrast Black 13.85:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-e4d195: #E4D195;
.background-e4d195 { background-color: #E4D195; }
.text-e4d195 { color: #E4D195; }

Luminance0.6426

Black text13.85:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#E4D195","rgb":[228,209,149],"hsl":[46,59,74],"cmyk":[0,8,35,11],"luminance":0.6426,"contrast":{"black":13.85,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7F1DF","hex":"#F7F1DF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.6,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFE496","hex":"#CFE496","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.19,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e4d195.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#96A8E4","analogous":["#E4AA96","#CFE496"],"triadic":["#96E4D2","#D296E4"],"tetradic":["#96E4AA","#96A8E4","#E496CF"],"splitComplementary":["#96CFE4","#AA96E4"],"monochromatic":["#F7F1DF","#E4D195","#D1B24D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7F1DF","dark":"#D1B24D","saturated":"#F2D987","desaturated":"#D5CAA4","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFEAA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.45584412271571},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":25.80697580112788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4D195

#E4D195 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E4D195 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 228, 209, and 149, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 59% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6426, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.85:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4D195 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7F1DF#000000 text · best 18.6:1#F7F1DF

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#CFE496#000000 text · best 15.19:1#CFE496

Generated Palette

#E4D195#E4D195

#96A8E4#96A8E4

#E4AA96#E4AA96

#CFE496#CFE496

#F7F1DF#F7F1DF

#D1B24D#D1B24D

Color Harmonies

#96A8E4#96A8E4

#E4AA96#E4AA96

#CFE496#CFE496

#96E4D2#96E4D2

#D296E4#D296E4

Variants

#F7F1DF#F7F1DF

#D1B24D#D1B24D

#F2D987#F2D987

#D5CAA4#D5CAA4

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFEAA3#FFEAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Flax#EEDC82

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Khaki#F0E68C

#E4D195

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4D195

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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