HEX atlas value

#E59C2E

#E59C2E is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 156, 46, HSL 36, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.4063, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E59C2E Sample readable text

HEX #E59C2E

RGB rgb(229, 156, 46)

HSL hsl(36 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.4063

Contrast Black 9.13:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-e59c2e: #E59C2E;
.background-e59c2e { background-color: #E59C2E; }
.text-e59c2e { color: #E59C2E; }

Luminance0.4063

Black text9.13:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#E59C2E","rgb":[229,156,46],"hsl":[36,78,54],"cmyk":[0,32,80,10],"luminance":0.4063,"contrast":{"black":9.13,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D3E52E","hex":"#D3E52E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.02,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFC380","hex":"#EFC380","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA114","hex":"#FFA114","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e59c2e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E77E5","analogous":["#E5412E","#D3E52E"],"triadic":["#2EE59C","#9C2EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE541","#2E77E5","#E52ED3"],"splitComplementary":["#2ED3E5","#412EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFC380","#E59C2E","#A36A14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFC380","dark":"#A36A14","saturated":"#FFA114","desaturated":"#CB9748","pastel":"#EBD0A8","neon":"#FFB13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":35.749125863438955}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E59C2E

#E59C2E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E59C2E is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 229, 156, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4063, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.13:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E59C2E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D3E52E#000000 text · best 15.02:1#D3E52E

#EFC380#000000 text · best 12.79:1#EFC380

#FFA114#000000 text · best 10.36:1#FFA114

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#E59C2E#E59C2E

#2E77E5#2E77E5

#E5412E#E5412E

#D3E52E#D3E52E

#EFC380#EFC380

#A36A14#A36A14

Color Harmonies

#2E77E5#2E77E5

#E5412E#E5412E

#D3E52E#D3E52E

#2EE59C#2EE59C

#9C2EE5#9C2EE5

Variants

#EFC380#EFC380

#A36A14#A36A14

#FFA114#FFA114

#CB9748#CB9748

#EBD0A8#EBD0A8

#FFB13D#FFB13D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Old Gold#CFB53B

#E59C2E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E59C2E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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