HEX atlas value

#E5842E

#E5842E is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 132, 46, HSL 28, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.3336, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E5842E Sample readable text

HEX #E5842E

RGB rgb(229, 132, 46)

HSL hsl(28 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.3336

Contrast Black 7.67:1White 2.74:1

CSS

--color-e5842e: #E5842E;
.background-e5842e { background-color: #E5842E; }
.text-e5842e { color: #E5842E; }

Luminance0.3336

Black text7.67:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA 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":"#E5842E","rgb":[229,132,46],"hsl":[28,78,54],"cmyk":[0,42,80,10],"luminance":0.3336,"contrast":{"black":7.67,"white":2.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5DF2E","hex":"#E5DF2E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFB480","hex":"#EFB480","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.51,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8214","hex":"#FF8214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.46,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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/e5842e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E90E5","analogous":["#E52E34","#E5DF2E"],"triadic":["#2EE584","#842EE5"],"tetradic":["#34E52E","#2E90E5","#DF2EE5"],"splitComplementary":["#2EE5DF","#2E34E5"],"monochromatic":["#EFB480","#E5842E","#A35714"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFB480","dark":"#A35714","saturated":"#FF8214","desaturated":"#CB8548","pastel":"#EBC7A8","neon":"#FF983D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":24.839484696748443},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":30.62678566222711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5842E

#E5842E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E5842E is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 229, 132, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3336, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.67:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5842E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5DF2E#000000 text · best 14.93:1#E5DF2E

#EFB480#000000 text · best 11.51:1#EFB480

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#FF8214#000000 text · best 8.46:1#FF8214

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

Generated Palette

#E5842E#E5842E

#2E90E5#2E90E5

#E52E34#E52E34

#E5DF2E#E5DF2E

#EFB480#EFB480

#A35714#A35714

Color Harmonies

#2E90E5#2E90E5

#E52E34#E52E34

#E5DF2E#E5DF2E

#2EE584#2EE584

#842EE5#842EE5

Variants

#EFB480#EFB480

#A35714#A35714

#FF8214#FF8214

#CB8548#CB8548

#EBC7A8#EBC7A8

#FF983D#FF983D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Ochre#CC7722

#E5842E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5842E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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