HEX atlas value

#E56E2E

#E56E2E is a warm orange HEX color close to Fire Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 110, 46, HSL 21, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.2801, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E56E2E Sample readable text
HEX #E56E2E
RGB rgb(229, 110, 46)
HSL hsl(21 78% 54%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 80, 10)
Luminance 0.2801
Contrast Black 6.6:1White 3.18:1

CSS

--color-e56e2e: #E56E2E;
.background-e56e2e { background-color: #E56E2E; }
.text-e56e2e { color: #E56E2E; }

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
Luminance0.2801
Black text6.6:1AA Pass
White text3.18:1AA 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":"#E56E2E","rgb":[229,110,46],"hsl":[21,78,54],"cmyk":[0,52,80,10],"luminance":0.2801,"contrast":{"black":6.6,"white":3.18}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E5CA2E","hex":"#E5CA2E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.82,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFA780","hex":"#EFA780","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.51,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2EA5E5","hex":"#2EA5E5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF6714","hex":"#FF6714","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.2,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Fire Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e56e2e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#2EA5E5","analogous":["#E52E4A","#E5CA2E"],"triadic":["#2EE56E","#6E2EE5"],"tetradic":["#4AE52E","#2EA5E5","#CA2EE5"],"splitComplementary":["#2EE5CA","#2E4AE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFA780","#E56E2E","#A34614"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EFA780","dark":"#A34614","saturated":"#FF6714","desaturated":"#CB7648","pastel":"#EBBFA8","neon":"#FF813D"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":25.337718918639855},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.267851073127396},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":29.154759474226502}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E56E2E

#E56E2E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E56E2E is visually closest to Fire Opal, a named orange color with HEX #E95C20.

The RGB channels are 229, 110, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 78% saturation and 54% 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 0.2801, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.6:1AA Pass
White text3.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E56E2E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.6:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5CA2E#000000 text · best 12.82:1#E5CA2E
#EFA780#000000 text · best 10.51:1#EFA780
Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D
#2EA5E5#000000 text · best 7.63:1#2EA5E5
#FF6714#000000 text · best 7.2:1#FF6714

Generated Palette

#E56E2E#E56E2E
#2EA5E5#2EA5E5
#E52E4A#E52E4A
#E5CA2E#E5CA2E
#EFA780#EFA780
#A34614#A34614

Color Harmonies

#2EA5E5#2EA5E5
#E52E4A#E52E4A
#E5CA2E#E5CA2E
#2EE56E#2EE56E
#6E2EE5#6E2EE5

Variants

#EFA780#EFA780
#A34614#A34614
#FF6714#FF6714
#CB7648#CB7648
#EBBFA8#EBBFA8
#FF813D#FF813D

Nearest Named Colors