HEX atlas value

#E1A147

#E1A147 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 161, 71, HSL 35, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.4195, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E1A147 Sample readable text

HEX #E1A147

RGB rgb(225, 161, 71)

HSL hsl(35 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.4195

Contrast Black 9.39:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-e1a147: #E1A147;
.background-e1a147 { background-color: #E1A147; }
.text-e1a147 { color: #E1A147; }

Luminance0.4195

Black text9.39:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#E1A147","rgb":[225,161,71],"hsl":[35,72,58],"cmyk":[0,28,68,12],"luminance":0.4195,"contrast":{"black":9.39,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4E147","hex":"#D4E147","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.66,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEC996","hex":"#EEC996","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.43,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F9A52F","hex":"#F9A52F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.45,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/e1a147.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4787E1","analogous":["#E15447","#D4E147"],"triadic":["#47E1A1","#A147E1"],"tetradic":["#47E154","#4787E1","#E147D4"],"splitComplementary":["#47D4E1","#5447E1"],"monochromatic":["#EEC996","#E1A147","#AF721D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEC996","dark":"#AF721D","saturated":"#F9A52F","desaturated":"#C99D5E","pastel":"#ECD8BB","neon":"#FFB752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":29.46183972531247},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.54362059117501},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":35.32704346531139}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1A147

#E1A147 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E1A147 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 225, 161, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.4195, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.39:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1A147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4E147#000000 text · best 14.66:1#D4E147

#EEC996#000000 text · best 13.43:1#EEC996

#F9A52F#000000 text · best 10.45:1#F9A52F

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#E1A147#E1A147

#4787E1#4787E1

#E15447#E15447

#D4E147#D4E147

#EEC996#EEC996

#AF721D#AF721D

Color Harmonies

#4787E1#4787E1

#E15447#E15447

#D4E147#D4E147

#47E1A1#47E1A1

#A147E1#A147E1

Variants

#EEC996#EEC996

#AF721D#AF721D

#F9A52F#F9A52F

#C99D5E#C99D5E

#ECD8BB#ECD8BB

#FFB752#FFB752

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Peru#CD853F

#E1A147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1A147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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