HEX atlas value

#E65005

#E65005 is a warm orange HEX color close to International Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 80, 5, HSL 20, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.2257, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E65005 Sample readable text

HEX #E65005

RGB rgb(230, 80, 5)

HSL hsl(20 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 65, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.2257

Contrast Black 5.51:1White 3.81:1

CSS

--color-e65005: #E65005;
.background-e65005 { background-color: #E65005; }
.text-e65005 { color: #E65005; }

Luminance0.2257

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA 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":"#E65005","rgb":[230,80,5],"hsl":[20,96,46],"cmyk":[0,65,98,10],"luminance":0.2257,"contrast":{"black":5.51,"white":3.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6C005","hex":"#E6C005","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.91,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FB864B","hex":"#FB864B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.61,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8C3103","hex":"#8C3103","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.56,"contrastWhite":8.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.19,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#059BE6","hex":"#059BE6","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.84,"contrastWhite":3.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","International Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e65005.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/international-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#059BE6","analogous":["#E6052A","#E6C005"],"triadic":["#05E650","#5005E6"],"tetradic":["#2AE605","#059BE6","#C005E6"],"splitComplementary":["#05E6C0","#052AE6"],"monochromatic":["#FB864B","#E65005","#8C3103"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB864B","dark":"#8C3103","saturated":"#EB4E00","desaturated":"#CC581E","pastel":"#F1A179","neon":"#FF6314"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"hazard-orange","name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","distance":34.336569426778794}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E65005

#E65005 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E65005 is visually closest to International Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF4F00.

The RGB channels are 230, 80, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 96% saturation and 46% 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 0.2257, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.51, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E65005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.51:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6C005#000000 text · best 11.91:1#E6C005

#FB864B#000000 text · best 8.61:1#FB864B

#8C3103#FFFFFF text · best 8.22:1#8C3103

Hazard Orange#000000 text · best 7.19:1#FF6700

#059BE6#000000 text · best 6.84:1#059BE6

Generated Palette

#E65005#E65005

#059BE6#059BE6

#E6052A#E6052A

#E6C005#E6C005

#FB864B#FB864B

#8C3103#8C3103

Color Harmonies

#059BE6#059BE6

#E6052A#E6052A

#E6C005#E6C005

#05E650#05E650

#5005E6#5005E6

Variants

#FB864B#FB864B

#8C3103#8C3103

#EB4E00#EB4E00

#CC581E#CC581E

#F1A179#F1A179

#FF6314#FF6314

Nearest Named Colors

International Orange#FF4F00

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Orange Red#FF4500

Fire Opal#E95C20

Hazard Orange#FF6700

#E65005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E65005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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