Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E59980

#E59980 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 153, 128, HSL 15, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.41, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#E59980 Sample readable text
HEX #E59980
RGB rgb(229, 153, 128)
HSL hsl(15 66% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 44, 10)
Luminance 0.41
Contrast Black 9.2:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-e59980: #E59980;
.background-e59980 { background-color: #E59980; }
.text-e59980 { color: #E59980; }

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
Luminance0.41
Black text9.2:1AA Pass
White text2.28:1AA 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":"#E59980","rgb":[229,153,128],"hsl":[15,66,70],"cmyk":[0,33,44,10],"luminance":0.41,"contrast":{"black":9.2,"white":2.28}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F5D6CC","hex":"#F5D6CC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5CC80","hex":"#E5CC80","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.28,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80CCE5","hex":"#80CCE5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.69,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e59980.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#80CCE5","analogous":["#E58099","#E5CC80"],"triadic":["#80E599","#9980E5"],"tetradic":["#99E580","#80CCE5","#CC80E5"],"splitComplementary":["#80E5CC","#8099E5"],"monochromatic":["#F5D6CC","#E59980","#D55C34"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F5D6CC","dark":"#D55C34","saturated":"#F6916F","desaturated":"#D4A291","pastel":"#F9EFEC","neon":"#FFAB8F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":7.810249675906654},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":32.54228019054596}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #E59980

#E59980 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E59980 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 229, 153, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 66% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.41, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.2:1AA Pass
White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E59980 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.2:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D6CC#000000 text · best 15.37:1#F5D6CC
#E5CC80#000000 text · best 13.28:1#E5CC80
#80CCE5#000000 text · best 11.69:1#80CCE5
Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#E59980#E59980
#80CCE5#80CCE5
#E58099#E58099
#E5CC80#E5CC80
#F5D6CC#F5D6CC
#D55C34#D55C34

Color Harmonies

#80CCE5#80CCE5
#E58099#E58099
#E5CC80#E5CC80
#80E599#80E599
#9980E5#9980E5

Variants

#F5D6CC#F5D6CC
#D55C34#D55C34
#F6916F#F6916F
#D4A291#D4A291
#F9EFEC#F9EFEC
#FFAB8F#FFAB8F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A
Salmon Rose#E7968B
Light Coral#F08080
Light Salmon#FFA07A
Burly Wood#DEB887

Related HEX Guides

Dark Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E9967A.Salmon Rose colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E7968B.Light Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F08080.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E59980 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.