HEX atlas value

#E5962E

#E5962E is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 150, 46, HSL 34, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.3867, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E5962E Sample readable text

HEX #E5962E

RGB rgb(229, 150, 46)

HSL hsl(34 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.3867

Contrast Black 8.73:1White 2.4:1

CSS

--color-e5962e: #E5962E;
.background-e5962e { background-color: #E5962E; }
.text-e5962e { color: #E5962E; }

Luminance0.3867

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA 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":"#E5962E","rgb":[229,150,46],"hsl":[34,78,54],"cmyk":[0,34,80,10],"luminance":0.3867,"contrast":{"black":8.73,"white":2.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9E52E","hex":"#D9E52E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFBF80","hex":"#EFBF80","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9914","hex":"#FF9914","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.82,"contrastWhite":2.14,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5962e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E7EE5","analogous":["#E53A2E","#D9E52E"],"triadic":["#2EE596","#962EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE53A","#2E7EE5","#E52ED9"],"splitComplementary":["#2ED9E5","#3A2EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFBF80","#E5962E","#A36514"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFBF80","dark":"#A36514","saturated":"#FF9914","desaturated":"#CB9248","pastel":"#EBCEA8","neon":"#FFAB3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":16.1245154965971},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":33.481338085566414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5962E

#E5962E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E5962E is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 229, 150, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.3867, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5962E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9E52E#000000 text · best 15.2:1#D9E52E

#EFBF80#000000 text · best 12.43:1#EFBF80

#FF9914#000000 text · best 9.82:1#FF9914

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#E5962E#E5962E

#2E7EE5#2E7EE5

#E53A2E#E53A2E

#D9E52E#D9E52E

#EFBF80#EFBF80

#A36514#A36514

Color Harmonies

#2E7EE5#2E7EE5

#E53A2E#E53A2E

#D9E52E#D9E52E

#2EE596#2EE596

#962EE5#962EE5

Variants

#EFBF80#EFBF80

#A36514#A36514

#FF9914#FF9914

#CB9248#CB9248

#EBCEA8#EBCEA8

#FFAB3D#FFAB3D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Bronze#CD7F32

#E5962E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5962E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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