HEX atlas value

#E8D491

#E8D491 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 232, 212, 145, HSL 46, 65%, 74%, has luminance 0.6629, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#E8D491 Sample readable text

HEX #E8D491

RGB rgb(232, 212, 145)

HSL hsl(46 65% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 38, 9)

Luminance 0.6629

Contrast Black 14.26:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-e8d491: #E8D491;
.background-e8d491 { background-color: #E8D491; }
.text-e8d491 { color: #E8D491; }

Luminance0.6629

Black text14.26:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#E8D491","rgb":[232,212,145],"hsl":[46,65,74],"cmyk":[0,9,38,9],"luminance":0.6629,"contrast":{"black":14.26,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F2DD","hex":"#F8F2DD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.74,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"#D1E892","hex":"#D1E892","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6DB83","hex":"#F6DB83","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.38,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Flax 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/e8d491.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#92A6E8","analogous":["#E8A992","#D1E892"],"triadic":["#92E8D4","#D492E8"],"tetradic":["#92E8A9","#92A6E8","#E892D1"],"splitComplementary":["#92D1E8","#A992E8"],"monochromatic":["#F8F2DD","#E8D491","#D8B646"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F2DD","dark":"#D8B646","saturated":"#F6DB83","desaturated":"#D9CCA0","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFEAA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":18.027756377319946},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":31.368774282716245}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E8D491

#E8D491 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #E8D491 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 232, 212, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6629, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.26:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E8D491 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F2DD#000000 text · best 18.74:1#F8F2DD

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#D1E892#000000 text · best 15.67:1#D1E892

#F6DB83#000000 text · best 15.38:1#F6DB83

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

Generated Palette

#E8D491#E8D491

#92A6E8#92A6E8

#E8A992#E8A992

#D1E892#D1E892

#F8F2DD#F8F2DD

#D8B646#D8B646

Color Harmonies

#92A6E8#92A6E8

#E8A992#E8A992

#D1E892#D1E892

#92E8D4#92E8D4

#D492E8#D492E8

Variants

#F8F2DD#F8F2DD

#D8B646#D8B646

#F6DB83#F6DB83

#D9CCA0#D9CCA0

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFEAA3#FFEAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Burly Wood#DEB887

#E8D491

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E8D491

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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