HEX atlas value

#E38D1C

#E38D1C is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 141, 28, HSL 34, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.3546, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E38D1C Sample readable text

HEX #E38D1C

RGB rgb(227, 141, 28)

HSL hsl(34 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.3546

Contrast Black 8.09:1White 2.6:1

CSS

--color-e38d1c: #E38D1C;
.background-e38d1c { background-color: #E38D1C; }
.text-e38d1c { color: #E38D1C; }

Luminance0.3546

Black text8.09:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA 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":"#E38D1C","rgb":[227,141,28],"hsl":[34,78,50],"cmyk":[0,38,88,11],"luminance":0.3546,"contrast":{"black":8.09,"white":2.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6E31C","hex":"#D6E31C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDB66E","hex":"#EDB66E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.52,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9100","hex":"#FF9100","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.3,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/e38d1c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C72E3","analogous":["#E3291C","#D6E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE38D","#8D1CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE329","#1C72E3","#E31CD6"],"splitComplementary":["#1CD6E3","#291CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDB66E","#E38D1C","#915A12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDB66E","dark":"#915A12","saturated":"#FF9100","desaturated":"#C78938","pastel":"#E7C597","neon":"#FFA229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.942243542145693},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":32.38826948140329},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":32.7566787083184}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E38D1C

#E38D1C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E38D1C is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 227, 141, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.3546, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.09:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E38D1C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6E31C#000000 text · best 14.86:1#D6E31C

#EDB66E#000000 text · best 11.52:1#EDB66E

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#FF9100#000000 text · best 9.3:1#FF9100

Generated Palette

#E38D1C#E38D1C

#1C72E3#1C72E3

#E3291C#E3291C

#D6E31C#D6E31C

#EDB66E#EDB66E

#915A12#915A12

Color Harmonies

#1C72E3#1C72E3

#E3291C#E3291C

#D6E31C#D6E31C

#1CE38D#1CE38D

#8D1CE3#8D1CE3

Variants

#EDB66E#EDB66E

#915A12#915A12

#FF9100#FF9100

#C78938#C78938

#E7C597#E7C597

#FFA229#FFA229

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Ochre#CC7722

Tangerine#F28500

#E38D1C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E38D1C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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