Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E09C85

#E09C85 is a warm orange HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 224, 156, 133, HSL 15, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.4132, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#E09C85 Sample readable text
HEX #E09C85
RGB rgb(224, 156, 133)
HSL hsl(15 59% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 41, 12)
Luminance 0.4132
Contrast Black 9.26:1White 2.27:1

CSS

--color-e09c85: #E09C85;
.background-e09c85 { background-color: #E09C85; }
.text-e09c85 { color: #E09C85; }

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
Luminance0.4132
Black text9.26:1AA Pass
White text2.27:1AA 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":"#E09C85","rgb":[224,156,133],"hsl":[15,59,70],"cmyk":[0,30,41,12],"luminance":0.4132,"contrast":{"black":9.26,"white":2.27}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F2D7CE","hex":"#F2D7CE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.39,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0C985","hex":"#E0C985","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.86,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#85C9E0","hex":"#85C9E0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.43,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e09c85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#85C9E0","analogous":["#E0859C","#E0C985"],"triadic":["#85E09C","#9C85E0"],"tetradic":["#9CE085","#85C9E0","#C985E0"],"splitComplementary":["#85E0C9","#859CE0"],"monochromatic":["#F2D7CE","#E09C85","#CD603C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F2D7CE","dark":"#CD603C","saturated":"#F09475","desaturated":"#CFA496","pastel":"#F8EFED","neon":"#FFAB8F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":11},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":28.142494558940577},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":28.653097563788805},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":32.63433774416144}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #E09C85

#E09C85 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E09C85 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 224, 156, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 59% saturation and 70% 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 0.4132, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.26:1AA Pass
White text2.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E09C85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.26:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2D7CE#000000 text · best 15.39:1#F2D7CE
#E0C985#000000 text · best 12.86:1#E0C985
#85C9E0#000000 text · best 11.43:1#85C9E0
Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887
Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

Generated Palette

#E09C85#E09C85
#85C9E0#85C9E0
#E0859C#E0859C
#E0C985#E0C985
#F2D7CE#F2D7CE
#CD603C#CD603C

Color Harmonies

#85C9E0#85C9E0
#E0859C#E0859C
#E0C985#E0C985
#85E09C#85E09C
#9C85E0#9C85E0

Variants

#F2D7CE#F2D7CE
#CD603C#CD603C
#F09475#F09475
#CFA496#CFA496
#F8EFED#F8EFED
#FFAB8F#FFAB8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B
Dark Salmon#E9967A
Burly Wood#DEB887
Tan#D2B48C
Light Coral#F08080

Related HEX Guides

Salmon Rose colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E7968B.Dark Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E9967A.Burly Wood colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #DEB887.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.#E09C85 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.