HEX atlas value

#E37F1C

#E37F1C is a warm orange HEX color nearest Cadmium Orange. RGB 227, 127, 28, HSL 30° 78% 50%, luminance 0.3159; view contrast and conversions.

#E37F1C Sample readable text
HEX #E37F1C
RGB rgb(227, 127, 28)
HSL hsl(30 78% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 88, 11)
Luminance 0.3159
Contrast Black 7.32:1White 2.87:1

CSS

--color-e37f1c: #E37F1C;
.background-e37f1c { background-color: #E37F1C; }
.text-e37f1c { color: #E37F1C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #E37F1C

#E37F1C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E37F1C is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 227, 127, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3159, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.32:1AA Pass
White text2.87:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E37F1C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.32:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3159
Black text7.32:1AA Pass
White text2.87:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E37F1C","rgb":[227,127,28],"hsl":[30,78,50],"cmyk":[0,44,88,11],"luminance":0.3159,"contrast":{"black":7.32,"white":2.87}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E3E31C","hex":"#E3E31C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.27,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDAD6E","hex":"#EDAD6E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.8,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8000","hex":"#FF8000","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.34,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e37f1c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1C7FE3","analogous":["#E31C1C","#E3E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE380","#7F1CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE31C","#1C7FE3","#E31CE3"],"splitComplementary":["#1CE3E3","#1C1CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDAD6E","#E37F1C","#915212"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EDAD6E","dark":"#915212","saturated":"#FF8000","desaturated":"#C78038","pastel":"#E7BF97","neon":"#FF9429"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":21.283796653792763},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.874719729532707},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.874719729532707},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":30}]