HEX atlas value

#E5712E

#E5712E is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 113, 46, HSL 22, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.2867, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E5712E Sample readable text

HEX #E5712E

RGB rgb(229, 113, 46)

HSL hsl(22 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.2867

Contrast Black 6.73:1White 3.12:1

CSS

--color-e5712e: #E5712E;
.background-e5712e { background-color: #E5712E; }
.text-e5712e { color: #E5712E; }

Luminance0.2867

Black text6.73:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA 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":"#E5712E","rgb":[229,113,46],"hsl":[22,78,54],"cmyk":[0,51,80,10],"luminance":0.2867,"contrast":{"black":6.73,"white":3.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5CD2E","hex":"#E5CD2E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.1,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFA980","hex":"#EFA980","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.66,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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":"#2EA2E5","hex":"#2EA2E5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.42,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF6A14","hex":"#FF6A14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"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/e5712e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2EA2E5","analogous":["#E52E47","#E5CD2E"],"triadic":["#2EE571","#712EE5"],"tetradic":["#47E52E","#2EA2E5","#CD2EE5"],"splitComplementary":["#2EE5CD","#2E47E5"],"monochromatic":["#EFA980","#E5712E","#A34914"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFA980","dark":"#A34914","saturated":"#FF6A14","desaturated":"#CB7848","pastel":"#EBC0A8","neon":"#FF843D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":25.553864678361276},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":28.071337695236398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5712E

#E5712E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E5712E is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 229, 113, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.2867, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.73:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5712E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.73:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5CD2E#000000 text · best 13.1:1#E5CD2E

#EFA980#000000 text · best 10.66:1#EFA980

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

#2EA2E5#000000 text · best 7.42:1#2EA2E5

#FF6A14#000000 text · best 7.32:1#FF6A14

Generated Palette

#E5712E#E5712E

#2EA2E5#2EA2E5

#E52E47#E52E47

#E5CD2E#E5CD2E

#EFA980#EFA980

#A34914#A34914

Color Harmonies

#2EA2E5#2EA2E5

#E52E47#E52E47

#E5CD2E#E5CD2E

#2EE571#2EE571

#712EE5#712EE5

Variants

#EFA980#EFA980

#A34914#A34914

#FF6A14#FF6A14

#CB7848#CB7848

#EBC0A8#EBC0A8

#FF843D#FF843D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Fire Opal#E95C20

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

#E5712E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5712E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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