HEX atlas value

#E68405

#E68405 is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 132, 5, HSL 34, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.3334, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E68405 Sample readable text

HEX #E68405

RGB rgb(230, 132, 5)

HSL hsl(34 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.3334

Contrast Black 7.67:1White 2.74:1

CSS

--color-e68405: #E68405;
.background-e68405 { background-color: #E68405; }
.text-e68405 { color: #E68405; }

Luminance0.3334

Black text7.67:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA 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":"#E68405","rgb":[230,132,5],"hsl":[34,96,46],"cmyk":[0,43,98,10],"luminance":0.3334,"contrast":{"black":7.67,"white":2.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D7E605","hex":"#D7E605","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBAF4B","hex":"#FBAF4B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.34,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.13,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Tangerine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e68405.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0566E6","analogous":["#E61405","#D7E605"],"triadic":["#05E684","#8405E6"],"tetradic":["#05E614","#0566E6","#E605D7"],"splitComplementary":["#05D7E6","#1405E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBAF4B","#E68405","#8C5103"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBAF4B","dark":"#8C5103","saturated":"#EB8500","desaturated":"#CC811E","pastel":"#F1BD79","neon":"#FF9914"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":25.98076211353316},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E68405

#E68405 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E68405 is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 230, 132, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.3334, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.67:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E68405 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D7E605#000000 text · best 15.21:1#D7E605

#FBAF4B#000000 text · best 11.34:1#FBAF4B

Dark Orange#000000 text · best 9:1#FF8C00

Construction Orange#000000 text · best 8.29:1#FF7F00

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Generated Palette

#E68405#E68405

#0566E6#0566E6

#E61405#E61405

#D7E605#D7E605

#FBAF4B#FBAF4B

#8C5103#8C5103

Color Harmonies

#0566E6#0566E6

#E61405#E61405

#D7E605#D7E605

#05E684#05E684

#8405E6#8405E6

Variants

#FBAF4B#FBAF4B

#8C5103#8C5103

#EB8500#EB8500

#CC811E#CC811E

#F1BD79#F1BD79

#FF9914#FF9914

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Pumpkin#FF7518

#E68405

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E68405

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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