HEX atlas value

#E3861C

#E3861C is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 134, 28, HSL 32, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.3346, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E3861C Sample readable text

HEX #E3861C

RGB rgb(227, 134, 28)

HSL hsl(32 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.3346

Contrast Black 7.69:1White 2.73:1

CSS

--color-e3861c: #E3861C;
.background-e3861c { background-color: #E3861C; }
.text-e3861c { color: #E3861C; }

Luminance0.3346

Black text7.69:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA 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":"#E3861C","rgb":[227,134,28],"hsl":[32,78,50],"cmyk":[0,41,88,11],"luminance":0.3346,"contrast":{"black":7.69,"white":2.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCE31C","hex":"#DCE31C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.05,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDB26E","hex":"#EDB26E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.19,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8800","hex":"#FF8800","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.77,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.13,"contrastWhite":2.58,"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/e3861c.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/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C79E3","analogous":["#E3231C","#DCE31C"],"triadic":["#1CE386","#861CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE323","#1C79E3","#E31CDC"],"splitComplementary":["#1CDCE3","#231CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDB26E","#E3861C","#915612"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDB26E","dark":"#915612","saturated":"#FF8800","desaturated":"#C78438","pastel":"#E7C297","neon":"#FF9B29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":28.106938645110393},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":31.89043743820395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3861C

#E3861C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E3861C is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 227, 134, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg with 78% saturation and 50% 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 0.3346, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.69:1AA Pass

White text2.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3861C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCE31C#000000 text · best 15.05:1#DCE31C

#EDB26E#000000 text · best 11.19:1#EDB26E

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

#FF8800#000000 text · best 8.77:1#FF8800

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Generated Palette

#E3861C#E3861C

#1C79E3#1C79E3

#E3231C#E3231C

#DCE31C#DCE31C

#EDB26E#EDB26E

#915612#915612

Color Harmonies

#1C79E3#1C79E3

#E3231C#E3231C

#DCE31C#DCE31C

#1CE386#1CE386

#861CE3#861CE3

Variants

#EDB26E#EDB26E

#915612#915612

#FF8800#FF8800

#C78438#C78438

#E7C297#E7C297

#FF9B29#FF9B29

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Ochre#CC7722

Marigold#EAA221

Tangerine#F28500

Bronze#CD7F32

#E3861C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3861C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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