HEX atlas value

#E4D96F

#E4D96F is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Straw. RGB 228, 217, 111, HSL 54° 68% 66%, luminance 0.6727; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm balanced

#E4D96F Sample readable text

HEX #E4D96F

RGB rgb(228, 217, 111)

HSL hsl(54 68% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6727

Contrast Black 14.45:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-e4d96f: #E4D96F;
.background-e4d96f { background-color: #E4D96F; }
.text-e4d96f { color: #E4D96F; }

HEX meaning and use

About #E4D96F

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

The RGB channels are 228, 217, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 68% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6727, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.45:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4D96F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2ECBA#F2ECBA · #000000 text · best 17.48:1 #F6E75A#F6E75A · #000000 text · best 16.5:1 Khaki#F0E68C · #000000 text · best 16.4:1 Naples Yellow#FADA5E · #000000 text · best 15.25:1 Flax#EEDC82 · #000000 text · best 15.2:1

Generated Palette

Straw#E4D96F

#6D79E3#6D79E3

#E39D6D#E39D6D

#B4E36D#B4E36D

#F2ECBA#F2ECBA

#CEBD27#CEBD27

Color Harmonies

#6D79E3#6D79E3

#E39D6D#E39D6D

#B4E36D#B4E36D

#6DE3D7#6DE3D7

#D76DE3#D76DE3

Variants

#F2ECBA#F2ECBA

#CEBD27#CEBD27

#F6E75A#F6E75A

#D0C880#D0C880

#F4F2DC#F4F2DC

#FFF27A#FFF27A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Khaki#F0E68C

Topaz#FFC87C

Luminance0.6727

Black text14.45:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#E4D96F","rgb":[228,217,111],"hsl":[54,68,66],"cmyk":[0,5,51,11],"luminance":0.6727,"contrast":{"black":14.45,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2ECBA","hex":"#F2ECBA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6E75A","hex":"#F6E75A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.5,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Straw 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/e4d96f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6D79E3","analogous":["#E39D6D","#B4E36D"],"triadic":["#6DE3D7","#D76DE3"],"tetradic":["#6DE39D","#6D79E3","#E36DB4"],"splitComplementary":["#6DB4E3","#9D6DE3"],"monochromatic":["#F2ECBA","#E4D96F","#CEBD27"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2ECBA","dark":"#CEBD27","saturated":"#F6E75A","desaturated":"#D0C880","pastel":"#F4F2DC","neon":"#FFF27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":0},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":34.45286635390443}]

#E4D96F

CSS

About #E4D96F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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