HEX atlas value

#E9F485

#E9F485 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 233, 244, 133, HSL 66, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.8372, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#E9F485 Sample readable text

HEX #E9F485

RGB rgb(233, 244, 133)

HSL hsl(66 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.8372

Contrast Black 17.74:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-e9f485: #E9F485;
.background-e9f485 { background-color: #E9F485; }
.text-e9f485 { color: #E9F485; }

Luminance0.8372

Black text17.74:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#E9F485","rgb":[233,244,133],"hsl":[66,83,74],"cmyk":[5,0,45,4],"luminance":0.8372,"contrast":{"black":17.74,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8FCDA","hex":"#F8FCDA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.93,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2FF7A","hex":"#F2FF7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.36,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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":"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","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e9f485.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/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9186F4","analogous":["#F4C886","#B2F486"],"triadic":["#86E9F4","#F486E9"],"tetradic":["#86F4C8","#9186F4","#F486B2"],"splitComplementary":["#86B2F4","#C886F4"],"monochromatic":["#F8FCDA","#E9F485","#D9EC32"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8FCDA","dark":"#D9EC32","saturated":"#F2FF7A","desaturated":"#DDE594","pastel":"#FEFEFB","neon":"#F6FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.698178070456937},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":35.185224171518364},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":39.21734310225516}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E9F485

#E9F485 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #E9F485 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 233, 244, and 133, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 83% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.8372, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.74:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E9F485 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8FCDA#000000 text · best 19.93:1#F8FCDA

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#F2FF7A#000000 text · best 19.36:1#F2FF7A

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

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#E9F485#E9F485

#9186F4#9186F4

#F4C886#F4C886

#B2F486#B2F486

#F8FCDA#F8FCDA

#D9EC32#D9EC32

Color Harmonies

#9186F4#9186F4

#F4C886#F4C886

#B2F486#B2F486

#86E9F4#86E9F4

#F486E9#F486E9

Variants

#F8FCDA#F8FCDA

#D9EC32#D9EC32

#F2FF7A#F2FF7A

#DDE594#DDE594

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#F6FFA3#F6FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Straw#E4D96F

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#E9F485

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E9F485

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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