HEX atlas value

#E5A380

#E5A380 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 163, 128, HSL 21, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.4441, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#E5A380 Sample readable text

HEX #E5A380

RGB rgb(229, 163, 128)

HSL hsl(21 66% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 44, 10)

Luminance 0.4441

Contrast Black 9.88:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-e5a380: #E5A380;
.background-e5a380 { background-color: #E5A380; }
.text-e5a380 { color: #E5A380; }

Luminance0.4441

Black text9.88:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#E5A380","rgb":[229,163,128],"hsl":[21,66,70],"cmyk":[0,29,44,10],"luminance":0.4441,"contrast":{"black":9.88,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5DACC","hex":"#F5DACC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5D680","hex":"#E5D680","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.26,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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":"#80C2E5","hex":"#80C2E5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.77,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5a380.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/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#80C2E5","analogous":["#E5808F","#E5D680"],"triadic":["#80E5A3","#A380E5"],"tetradic":["#8FE580","#80C2E5","#D680E5"],"splitComplementary":["#80E5D6","#808FE5"],"monochromatic":["#F5DACC","#E5A380","#D56C34"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5DACC","dark":"#D56C34","saturated":"#F69E6F","desaturated":"#D4A891","pastel":"#F9F0EC","neon":"#FFB68F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":26.851443164195103},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":28.178005607210743}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5A380

#E5A380 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #E5A380 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 229, 163, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.4441, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.88:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5A380 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5DACC#000000 text · best 15.78:1#F5DACC

#E5D680#000000 text · best 14.26:1#E5D680

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

#80C2E5#000000 text · best 10.77:1#80C2E5

Tan#000000 text · best 10.65:1#D2B48C

Generated Palette

#E5A380#E5A380

#80C2E5#80C2E5

#E5808F#E5808F

#E5D680#E5D680

#F5DACC#F5DACC

#D56C34#D56C34

Color Harmonies

#80C2E5#80C2E5

#E5808F#E5808F

#E5D680#E5D680

#80E5A3#80E5A3

#A380E5#A380E5

Variants

#F5DACC#F5DACC

#D56C34#D56C34

#F69E6F#F69E6F

#D4A891#D4A891

#F9F0EC#F9F0EC

#FFB68F#FFB68F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Burly Wood#DEB887

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Tan#D2B48C

#E5A380

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5A380

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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