HEX atlas value

#E3A11C

#E3A11C is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 161, 28, HSL 40, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.419, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E3A11C Sample readable text

HEX #E3A11C

RGB rgb(227, 161, 28)

HSL hsl(40 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.419

Contrast Black 9.38:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-e3a11c: #E3A11C;
.background-e3a11c { background-color: #E3A11C; }
.text-e3a11c { color: #E3A11C; }

Luminance0.419

Black text9.38:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#E3A11C","rgb":[227,161,28],"hsl":[40,78,50],"cmyk":[0,29,88,11],"luminance":0.419,"contrast":{"black":9.38,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2E31C","hex":"#C2E31C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.3,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDC36E","hex":"#EDC36E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.63,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFAA00","hex":"#FFAA00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3a11c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C5EE3","analogous":["#E33D1C","#C2E31C"],"triadic":["#1CE3A1","#A11CE3"],"tetradic":["#1CE33D","#1C5EE3","#E31CC2"],"splitComplementary":["#1CC2E3","#3D1CE3"],"monochromatic":["#EDC36E","#E3A11C","#916712"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDC36E","dark":"#916712","saturated":"#FFAA00","desaturated":"#C79738","pastel":"#E7CD97","neon":"#FFB829"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":29.614185789921695},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":32.63433774416144},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":35.73513677041127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3A11C

#E3A11C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E3A11C is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 227, 161, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.419, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.38:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3A11C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2E31C#000000 text · best 14.3:1#C2E31C

#EDC36E#000000 text · best 12.63:1#EDC36E

#FFAA00#000000 text · best 11:1#FFAA00

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#E3A11C#E3A11C

#1C5EE3#1C5EE3

#E33D1C#E33D1C

#C2E31C#C2E31C

#EDC36E#EDC36E

#916712#916712

Color Harmonies

#1C5EE3#1C5EE3

#E33D1C#E33D1C

#C2E31C#C2E31C

#1CE3A1#1CE3A1

#A11CE3#A11CE3

Variants

#EDC36E#EDC36E

#916712#916712

#FFAA00#FFAA00

#C79738#C79738

#E7CD97#E7CD97

#FFB829#FFB829

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

#E3A11C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3A11C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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