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HEX atlas value

#E8C591

#E8C591 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 232, 197, 145, HSL 36, 65%, 74%, has luminance 0.5913, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#E8C591 Sample readable text
HEX #E8C591
RGB rgb(232, 197, 145)
HSL hsl(36 65% 74%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 38, 9)
Luminance 0.5913
Contrast Black 12.83:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-e8c591: #E8C591;
.background-e8c591 { background-color: #E8C591; }
.text-e8c591 { color: #E8C591; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5913
Black text12.83:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E8C591","rgb":[232,197,145],"hsl":[36,65,74],"cmyk":[0,15,38,9],"luminance":0.5913,"contrast":{"black":12.83,"white":1.64}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F8EDDD","hex":"#F8EDDD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.15,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFE892","hex":"#DFE892","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"#F6C883","hex":"#F6C883","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.51,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9C2A0","hex":"#D9C2A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.17,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e8c591.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#92B4E8","analogous":["#E89A92","#DFE892"],"triadic":["#92E8C5","#C592E8"],"tetradic":["#92E89A","#92B4E8","#E892DF"],"splitComplementary":["#92DFE8","#9A92E8"],"monochromatic":["#F8EDDD","#E8C591","#D89D46"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F8EDDD","dark":"#D89D46","saturated":"#F6C883","desaturated":"#D9C2A0","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFDAA3"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":10.099504938362077},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.768197453450252},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":28.106938645110393},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":28.24889378365107}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #E8C591

#E8C591 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E8C591 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 232, 197, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg with 65% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.5913, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.83:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E8C591 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.83:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8EDDD#000000 text · best 18.15:1#F8EDDD
#DFE892#000000 text · best 16.1:1#DFE892
Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82
#F6C883#000000 text · best 13.51:1#F6C883
#D9C2A0#000000 text · best 12.17:1#D9C2A0

Generated Palette

#E8C591#E8C591
#92B4E8#92B4E8
#E89A92#E89A92
#DFE892#DFE892
#F8EDDD#F8EDDD
#D89D46#D89D46

Color Harmonies

#92B4E8#92B4E8
#E89A92#E89A92
#DFE892#DFE892
#92E8C5#92E8C5
#C592E8#C592E8

Variants

#F8EDDD#F8EDDD
#D89D46#D89D46
#F6C883#F6C883
#D9C2A0#D9C2A0
#FEFDFB#FEFDFB
#FFDAA3#FFDAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Burly Wood#DEB887
Travertine#D6C1A3
Flax#EEDC82
Tan#D2B48C

Related HEX Guides

Pale Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E6BE8A.Burly Wood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #DEB887.Travertine colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D6C1A3.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E8C591 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.