HEX atlas value

#E1AB47

#E1AB47 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 171, 71, HSL 39, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.4559, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E1AB47 Sample readable text

HEX #E1AB47

RGB rgb(225, 171, 71)

HSL hsl(39 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.4559

Contrast Black 10.12:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-e1ab47: #E1AB47;
.background-e1ab47 { background-color: #E1AB47; }
.text-e1ab47 { color: #E1AB47; }

Luminance0.4559

Black text10.12:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#E1AB47","rgb":[225,171,71],"hsl":[39,72,58],"cmyk":[0,24,68,12],"luminance":0.4559,"contrast":{"black":10.12,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAE147","hex":"#CAE147","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.37,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EECF96","hex":"#EECF96","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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":"#F9B22F","hex":"#F9B22F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.44,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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/e1ab47.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/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#477DE1","analogous":["#E15E47","#CAE147"],"triadic":["#47E1AB","#AB47E1"],"tetradic":["#47E15E","#477DE1","#E147CA"],"splitComplementary":["#47CAE1","#5E47E1"],"monochromatic":["#EECF96","#E1AB47","#AF7C1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EECF96","dark":"#AF7C1D","saturated":"#F9B22F","desaturated":"#C9A45E","pastel":"#ECDBBB","neon":"#FFC252"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":23.83275057562597},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":31.25699921617557},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":32.17141588429082},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":38.92300091205713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1AB47

#E1AB47 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E1AB47 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 225, 171, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.4559, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.12:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1AB47 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAE147#000000 text · best 14.37:1#CAE147

#EECF96#000000 text · best 14:1#EECF96

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F9B22F#000000 text · best 11.44:1#F9B22F

Generated Palette

#E1AB47#E1AB47

#477DE1#477DE1

#E15E47#E15E47

#CAE147#CAE147

#EECF96#EECF96

#AF7C1D#AF7C1D

Color Harmonies

#477DE1#477DE1

#E15E47#E15E47

#CAE147#CAE147

#47E1AB#47E1AB

#AB47E1#AB47E1

Variants

#EECF96#EECF96

#AF7C1D#AF7C1D

#F9B22F#F9B22F

#C9A45E#C9A45E

#ECDBBB#ECDBBB

#FFC252#FFC252

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Saffron#F4C430

#E1AB47

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1AB47

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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