HEX atlas value

#E1A647

#E1A647 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 166, 71, HSL 37, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.4373, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E1A647 Sample readable text

HEX #E1A647

RGB rgb(225, 166, 71)

HSL hsl(37 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.4373

Contrast Black 9.75:1White 2.15:1

CSS

--color-e1a647: #E1A647;
.background-e1a647 { background-color: #E1A647; }
.text-e1a647 { color: #E1A647; }

Luminance0.4373

Black text9.75:1AA Pass

White text2.15:1AA 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":"#E1A647","rgb":[225,166,71],"hsl":[37,72,58],"cmyk":[0,26,68,12],"luminance":0.4373,"contrast":{"black":9.75,"white":2.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFE147","hex":"#CFE147","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.51,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EECC96","hex":"#EECC96","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.71,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F9AB2F","hex":"#F9AB2F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.89,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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"]}]

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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1a647.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/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4782E1","analogous":["#E15947","#CFE147"],"triadic":["#47E1A6","#A647E1"],"tetradic":["#47E159","#4782E1","#E147CF"],"splitComplementary":["#47CFE1","#5947E1"],"monochromatic":["#EECC96","#E1A647","#AF771D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EECC96","dark":"#AF771D","saturated":"#F9AB2F","desaturated":"#C9A05E","pastel":"#ECD9BB","neon":"#FFBD52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.324893162176366},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.464265445104548},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":34.95711658589707},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":35.05709628591621}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1A647

#E1A647 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E1A647 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 225, 166, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4373, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.75:1AA Pass

White text2.15:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1A647 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.75:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFE147#000000 text · best 14.51:1#CFE147

#EECC96#000000 text · best 13.71:1#EECC96

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F9AB2F#000000 text · best 10.89:1#F9AB2F

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

Generated Palette

#E1A647#E1A647

#4782E1#4782E1

#E15947#E15947

#CFE147#CFE147

#EECC96#EECC96

#AF771D#AF771D

Color Harmonies

#4782E1#4782E1

#E15947#E15947

#CFE147#CFE147

#47E1A6#47E1A6

#A647E1#A647E1

Variants

#EECC96#EECC96

#AF771D#AF771D

#F9AB2F#F9AB2F

#C9A05E#C9A05E

#ECD9BB#ECD9BB

#FFBD52#FFBD52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#E1A647

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1A647

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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