HEX atlas value

#E59F2E

#E59F2E is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 159, 46, HSL 37, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.4165, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E59F2E Sample readable text
HEX #E59F2E
RGB rgb(229, 159, 46)
HSL hsl(37 78% 54%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 80, 10)
Luminance 0.4165
Contrast Black 9.33:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-e59f2e: #E59F2E;
.background-e59f2e { background-color: #E59F2E; }
.text-e59f2e { color: #E59F2E; }

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
Luminance0.4165
Black text9.33:1AA Pass
White text2.25:1AA 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":"#E59F2E","rgb":[229,159,46],"hsl":[37,78,54],"cmyk":[0,31,80,10],"luminance":0.4165,"contrast":{"black":9.33,"white":2.25}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#D0E52E","hex":"#D0E52E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFC580","hex":"#EFC580","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.97,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA514","hex":"#FFA514","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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/e59f2e.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":"#2E74E5","analogous":["#E5442E","#D0E52E"],"triadic":["#2EE59F","#9F2EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE544","#2E74E5","#E52ED0"],"splitComplementary":["#2ED0E5","#442EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFC580","#E59F2E","#A36D14"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EFC580","dark":"#A36D14","saturated":"#FFA514","desaturated":"#CB9948","pastel":"#EBD1A8","neon":"#FFB53D"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.71943060017473}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E59F2E

#E59F2E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E59F2E is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 229, 159, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4165, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.33:1AA Pass
White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E59F2E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.33:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0E52E#000000 text · best 14.93:1#D0E52E
#EFC580#000000 text · best 12.97:1#EFC580
#FFA514#000000 text · best 10.64:1#FFA514
Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B
Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#E59F2E#E59F2E
#2E74E5#2E74E5
#E5442E#E5442E
#D0E52E#D0E52E
#EFC580#EFC580
#A36D14#A36D14

Color Harmonies

#2E74E5#2E74E5
#E5442E#E5442E
#D0E52E#D0E52E
#2EE59F#2EE59F
#9F2EE5#9F2EE5

Variants

#EFC580#EFC580
#A36D14#A36D14
#FFA514#FFA514
#CB9948#CB9948
#EBD1A8#EBD1A8
#FFB53D#FFB53D

Nearest Named Colors