HEX atlas value

#E29D6F

#E29D6F is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 157, 111, HSL 24, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.4143, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E29D6F Sample readable text

HEX #E29D6F

RGB rgb(226, 157, 111)

HSL hsl(24 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.4143

Contrast Black 9.29:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-e29d6f: #E29D6F;
.background-e29d6f { background-color: #E29D6F; }
.text-e29d6f { color: #E29D6F; }

Luminance0.4143

Black text9.29:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#E29D6F","rgb":[226,157,111],"hsl":[24,66,66],"cmyk":[0,31,51,11],"luminance":0.4143,"contrast":{"black":9.29,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1D1BB","hex":"#F1D1BB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.58,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2D66F","hex":"#E2D66F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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/e29d6f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6FB4E2","analogous":["#E26F7B","#E2D66F"],"triadic":["#6FE29D","#9D6FE2"],"tetradic":["#7BE26F","#6FB4E2","#D66FE2"],"splitComplementary":["#6FE2D6","#6F7BE2"],"monochromatic":["#F1D1BB","#E29D6F","#CB6A2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D1BB","dark":"#CB6A2A","saturated":"#F5995C","desaturated":"#CEA182","pastel":"#F4E6DC","neon":"#FFAF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":30.528675044947494},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":30.643106892089126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E29D6F

#E29D6F is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E29D6F is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 226, 157, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.4143, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.29:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E29D6F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1D1BB#000000 text · best 14.58:1#F1D1BB

#E2D66F#000000 text · best 14.08:1#E2D66F

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

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

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

Generated Palette

#E29D6F#E29D6F

#6FB4E2#6FB4E2

#E26F7B#E26F7B

#E2D66F#E2D66F

#F1D1BB#F1D1BB

#CB6A2A#CB6A2A

Color Harmonies

#6FB4E2#6FB4E2

#E26F7B#E26F7B

#E2D66F#E2D66F

#6FE29D#6FE29D

#9D6FE2#9D6FE2

Variants

#F1D1BB#F1D1BB

#CB6A2A#CB6A2A

#F5995C#F5995C

#CEA182#CEA182

#F4E6DC#F4E6DC

#FFAF7A#FFAF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

#E29D6F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E29D6F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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