HEX atlas value

#E4DB95

#E4DB95 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 219, 149, HSL 53, 59%, 74%, has luminance 0.6933, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E4DB95 Sample readable text

HEX #E4DB95

RGB rgb(228, 219, 149)

HSL hsl(53 59% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 35, 11)

Luminance 0.6933

Contrast Black 14.87:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-e4db95: #E4DB95;
.background-e4db95 { background-color: #E4DB95; }
.text-e4db95 { color: #E4DB95; }

Luminance0.6933

Black text14.87:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA 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":"#E4DB95","rgb":[228,219,149],"hsl":[53,59,74],"cmyk":[0,4,35,11],"luminance":0.6933,"contrast":{"black":14.87,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7F4DF","hex":"#F7F4DF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.96,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2E687","hex":"#F2E687","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Khaki 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/e4db95.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#969FE4","analogous":["#E4B496","#C6E496"],"triadic":["#96E4DB","#DB96E4"],"tetradic":["#96E4B4","#969FE4","#E496C6"],"splitComplementary":["#96C6E4","#B496E4"],"monochromatic":["#F7F4DF","#E4DB95","#D1C24D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7F4DF","dark":"#D1C24D","saturated":"#F2E687","desaturated":"#D5D0A4","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFF4A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":28.442925306655784}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E4DB95

#E4DB95 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E4DB95 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 228, 219, and 149, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.6933, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.87:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E4DB95 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7F4DF#000000 text · best 18.96:1#F7F4DF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#F2E687#000000 text · best 16.44:1#F2E687

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#E4DB95#E4DB95

#969FE4#969FE4

#E4B496#E4B496

#C6E496#C6E496

#F7F4DF#F7F4DF

#D1C24D#D1C24D

Color Harmonies

#969FE4#969FE4

#E4B496#E4B496

#C6E496#C6E496

#96E4DB#96E4DB

#DB96E4#DB96E4

Variants

#F7F4DF#F7F4DF

#D1C24D#D1C24D

#F2E687#F2E687

#D5D0A4#D5D0A4

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFF4A3#FFF4A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#E4DB95

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E4DB95

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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