HEX atlas value

#E5AB2E

#E5AB2E is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 171, 46, HSL 41, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.4598, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E5AB2E Sample readable text

HEX #E5AB2E

RGB rgb(229, 171, 46)

HSL hsl(41 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.4598

Contrast Black 10.2:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-e5ab2e: #E5AB2E;
.background-e5ab2e { background-color: #E5AB2E; }
.text-e5ab2e { color: #E5AB2E; }

Luminance0.4598

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#E5AB2E","rgb":[229,171,46],"hsl":[41,78,54],"cmyk":[0,25,80,10],"luminance":0.4598,"contrast":{"black":10.2,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4E52E","hex":"#C4E52E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.59,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFCC80","hex":"#EFCC80","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.62,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB514","hex":"#FFB514","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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"]}]

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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5ab2e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2E68E5","analogous":["#E5502E","#C4E52E"],"triadic":["#2EE5AB","#AB2EE5"],"tetradic":["#2EE550","#2E68E5","#E52EC4"],"splitComplementary":["#2EC4E5","#502EE5"],"monochromatic":["#EFCC80","#E5AB2E","#A37614"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFCC80","dark":"#A37614","saturated":"#FFB514","desaturated":"#CBA248","pastel":"#EBD6A8","neon":"#FFC23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":28.705400188814647}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5AB2E

#E5AB2E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E5AB2E is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 229, 171, and 46, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.4598, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5AB2E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4E52E#000000 text · best 14.59:1#C4E52E

#EFCC80#000000 text · best 13.62:1#EFCC80

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB514#000000 text · best 11.87:1#FFB514

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

Generated Palette

#E5AB2E#E5AB2E

#2E68E5#2E68E5

#E5502E#E5502E

#C4E52E#C4E52E

#EFCC80#EFCC80

#A37614#A37614

Color Harmonies

#2E68E5#2E68E5

#E5502E#E5502E

#C4E52E#C4E52E

#2EE5AB#2EE5AB

#AB2EE5#AB2EE5

Variants

#EFCC80#EFCC80

#A37614#A37614

#FFB514#FFB514

#CBA248#CBA248

#EBD6A8#EBD6A8

#FFC23D#FFC23D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

#E5AB2E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5AB2E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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