HEX atlas value

#E17247

#E17247 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 114, 71, HSL 17, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.285, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E17247 Sample readable text

HEX #E17247

RGB rgb(225, 114, 71)

HSL hsl(17 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.285

Contrast Black 6.7:1White 3.13:1

CSS

--color-e17247: #E17247;
.background-e17247 { background-color: #E17247; }
.text-e17247 { color: #E17247; }

Luminance0.285

Black text6.7:1AA Pass

White text3.13:1AA 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":"#E17247","rgb":[225,114,71],"hsl":[17,72,58],"cmyk":[0,49,68,12],"luminance":0.285,"contrast":{"black":6.7,"white":3.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1C047","hex":"#E1C047","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.83,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEAF96","hex":"#EEAF96","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.21,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#47B5E1","hex":"#47B5E1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.96,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Burnt Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e17247.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#47B5E1","analogous":["#E14768","#E1C047"],"triadic":["#47E172","#7247E1"],"tetradic":["#68E147","#47B5E1","#C047E1"],"splitComplementary":["#47E1C0","#4768E1"],"monochromatic":["#EEAF96","#E17247","#AF461D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEAF96","dark":"#AF461D","saturated":"#F9682F","desaturated":"#C97D5E","pastel":"#ECC9BB","neon":"#FF8352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":12.96148139681572},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.953090617340916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E17247

#E17247 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E17247 is visually closest to Burnt Sienna, a named red color with HEX #E97451.

The RGB channels are 225, 114, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 72% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.285, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.7:1AA Pass

White text3.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E17247 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.7:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1C047#000000 text · best 11.83:1#E1C047

#EEAF96#000000 text · best 11.21:1#EEAF96

#47B5E1#000000 text · best 8.96:1#47B5E1

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Generated Palette

#E17247#E17247

#47B5E1#47B5E1

#E14768#E14768

#E1C047#E1C047

#EEAF96#EEAF96

#AF461D#AF461D

Color Harmonies

#47B5E1#47B5E1

#E14768#E14768

#E1C047#E1C047

#47E172#47E172

#7247E1#7247E1

Variants

#EEAF96#EEAF96

#AF461D#AF461D

#F9682F#F9682F

#C97D5E#C97D5E

#ECC9BB#ECC9BB

#FF8352#FF8352

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#E17247

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E17247

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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