HEX atlas value

#E1B347

#E1B347 is a warm orange HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 225, 179, 71, HSL 42, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.487, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E1B347 Sample readable text

HEX #E1B347

RGB rgb(225, 179, 71)

HSL hsl(42 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.487

Contrast Black 10.74:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-e1b347: #E1B347;
.background-e1b347 { background-color: #E1B347; }
.text-e1b347 { color: #E1B347; }

Luminance0.487

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#E1B347","rgb":[225,179,71],"hsl":[42,72,58],"cmyk":[0,20,68,12],"luminance":0.487,"contrast":{"black":10.74,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EED396","hex":"#EED396","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.39,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2E147","hex":"#C2E147","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.15,"contrastWhite":1.48,"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":"#F9BC2F","hex":"#F9BC2F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e1b347.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4775E1","analogous":["#E16647","#C2E147"],"triadic":["#47E1B3","#B347E1"],"tetradic":["#47E166","#4775E1","#E147C2"],"splitComplementary":["#47C2E1","#6647E1"],"monochromatic":["#EED396","#E1B347","#AF831D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EED396","dark":"#AF831D","saturated":"#F9BC2F","desaturated":"#C9A95E","pastel":"#ECDEBB","neon":"#FFCB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":21.72556098240043},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E1B347

#E1B347 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E1B347 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 225, 179, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.487, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E1B347 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EED396#000000 text · best 14.39:1#EED396

#C2E147#000000 text · best 14.15:1#C2E147

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F9BC2F#000000 text · best 12.26:1#F9BC2F

Generated Palette

#E1B347#E1B347

#4775E1#4775E1

#E16647#E16647

#C2E147#C2E147

#EED396#EED396

#AF831D#AF831D

Color Harmonies

#4775E1#4775E1

#E16647#E16647

#C2E147#C2E147

#47E1B3#47E1B3

#B347E1#B347E1

Variants

#EED396#EED396

#AF831D#AF831D

#F9BC2F#F9BC2F

#C9A95E#C9A95E

#ECDEBB#ECDEBB

#FFCB52#FFCB52

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#E1B347

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E1B347

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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