HEX atlas value

#E2A66F

#E2A66F is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 166, 111, HSL 29, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.4459, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E2A66F Sample readable text

HEX #E2A66F

RGB rgb(226, 166, 111)

HSL hsl(29 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.4459

Contrast Black 9.92:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-e2a66f: #E2A66F;
.background-e2a66f { background-color: #E2A66F; }
.text-e2a66f { color: #E2A66F; }

Luminance0.4459

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA 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":"#E2A66F","rgb":[226,166,111],"hsl":[29,66,66],"cmyk":[0,27,51,11],"luminance":0.4459,"contrast":{"black":9.92,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2E06F","hex":"#E2E06F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.13,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1D5BB","hex":"#F1D5BB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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":"#F5A65C","hex":"#F5A65C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.49,"contrastWhite":2,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2a66f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6FAAE2","analogous":["#E26F71","#E2E06F"],"triadic":["#6FE2A6","#A66FE2"],"tetradic":["#71E26F","#6FAAE2","#E06FE2"],"splitComplementary":["#6FE2E0","#6F71E2"],"monochromatic":["#F1D5BB","#E2A66F","#CB782A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1D5BB","dark":"#CB782A","saturated":"#F5A65C","desaturated":"#CEA782","pastel":"#F4E8DC","neon":"#FFBA7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":30.265491900843113}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2A66F

#E2A66F is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E2A66F is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 226, 166, and 111, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.4459, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2A66F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2E06F#000000 text · best 15.13:1#E2E06F

#F1D5BB#000000 text · best 14.98:1#F1D5BB

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

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

#F5A65C#000000 text · best 10.49:1#F5A65C

Generated Palette

#E2A66F#E2A66F

#6FAAE2#6FAAE2

#E26F71#E26F71

#E2E06F#E2E06F

#F1D5BB#F1D5BB

#CB782A#CB782A

Color Harmonies

#6FAAE2#6FAAE2

#E26F71#E26F71

#E2E06F#E2E06F

#6FE2A6#6FE2A6

#A66FE2#A66FE2

Variants

#F1D5BB#F1D5BB

#CB782A#CB782A

#F5A65C#F5A65C

#CEA782#CEA782

#F4E8DC#F4E8DC

#FFBA7A#FFBA7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Sandstone#C9AE74

Burly Wood#DEB887

#E2A66F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2A66F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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