HEX atlas value

#E2956F

#E2956F is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 149, 111, HSL 20, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.3881, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E2956F Sample readable text

HEX #E2956F

RGB rgb(226, 149, 111)

HSL hsl(20 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.3881

Contrast Black 8.76:1White 2.4:1

CSS

--color-e2956f: #E2956F;
.background-e2956f { background-color: #E2956F; }
.text-e2956f { color: #E2956F; }

Luminance0.3881

Black text8.76:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA 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":"#E2956F","rgb":[226,149,111],"hsl":[20,66,66],"cmyk":[0,34,51,11],"luminance":0.3881,"contrast":{"black":8.76,"white":2.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1CDBB","hex":"#F1CDBB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.19,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2CE6F","hex":"#E2CE6F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.29,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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"]},{"name":"#6FBBE2","hex":"#6FBBE2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.88,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2956f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6FBBE2","analogous":["#E26F82","#E2CE6F"],"triadic":["#6FE295","#956FE2"],"tetradic":["#82E26F","#6FBBE2","#CE6FE2"],"splitComplementary":["#6FE2CE","#6F82E2"],"monochromatic":["#F1CDBB","#E2956F","#CB5F2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1CDBB","dark":"#CB5F2A","saturated":"#F58F5C","desaturated":"#CE9C82","pastel":"#F4E4DC","neon":"#FFA77A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":30.430248109405877}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2956F

#E2956F is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E2956F is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 226, 149, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 66% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3881, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.76:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2956F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1CDBB#000000 text · best 14.19:1#F1CDBB

#E2CE6F#000000 text · best 13.29:1#E2CE6F

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

#6FBBE2#000000 text · best 9.88:1#6FBBE2

Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B

Generated Palette

#E2956F#E2956F

#6FBBE2#6FBBE2

#E26F82#E26F82

#E2CE6F#E2CE6F

#F1CDBB#F1CDBB

#CB5F2A#CB5F2A

Color Harmonies

#6FBBE2#6FBBE2

#E26F82#E26F82

#E2CE6F#E2CE6F

#6FE295#6FE295

#956FE2#956FE2

Variants

#F1CDBB#F1CDBB

#CB5F2A#CB5F2A

#F58F5C#F58F5C

#CE9C82#CE9C82

#F4E4DC#F4E4DC

#FFA77A#FFA77A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Coral#F08080

#E2956F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2956F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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