HEX atlas value

#E18747

#E18747 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 135, 71, HSL 25, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.3379, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E18747 Sample readable text

HEX #E18747

RGB rgb(225, 135, 71)

HSL hsl(25 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 40, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.3379

Contrast Black 7.76:1White 2.71:1

CSS

--color-e18747: #E18747;
.background-e18747 { background-color: #E18747; }
.text-e18747 { color: #E18747; }

Luminance0.3379

Black text7.76:1AA Pass

White text2.71:1AA 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":"#E18747","rgb":[225,135,71],"hsl":[25,72,58],"cmyk":[0,40,68,12],"luminance":0.3379,"contrast":{"black":7.76,"white":2.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1D447","hex":"#E1D447","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.71,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEBA96","hex":"#EEBA96","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F9832F","hex":"#F9832F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.32,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e18747.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#47A1E1","analogous":["#E14754","#E1D447"],"triadic":["#47E187","#8747E1"],"tetradic":["#54E147","#47A1E1","#D447E1"],"splitComplementary":["#47E1D4","#4754E1"],"monochromatic":["#EEBA96","#E18747","#AF5A1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEBA96","dark":"#AF5A1D","saturated":"#F9832F","desaturated":"#C98B5E","pastel":"#ECD0BB","neon":"#FF9A52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":21.307275752662516},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":21.633307652783937},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":28.635642126552707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E18747

#E18747 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E18747 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 225, 135, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg 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 0.3379, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.76:1AA Pass

White text2.71:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E18747 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1D447#000000 text · best 13.71:1#E1D447

#EEBA96#000000 text · best 12.1:1#EEBA96

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#F9832F#000000 text · best 8.32:1#F9832F

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

Generated Palette

#E18747#E18747

#47A1E1#47A1E1

#E14754#E14754

#E1D447#E1D447

#EEBA96#EEBA96

#AF5A1D#AF5A1D

Color Harmonies

#47A1E1#47A1E1

#E14754#E14754

#E1D447#E1D447

#47E187#47E187

#8747E1#8747E1

Variants

#EEBA96#EEBA96

#AF5A1D#AF5A1D

#F9832F#F9832F

#C98B5E#C98B5E

#ECD0BB#ECD0BB

#FF9A52#FF9A52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Peru#CD853F

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#E18747

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E18747

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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