HEX atlas value

#E68C05

#E68C05 is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 140, 5, HSL 36, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.3559, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E68C05 Sample readable text

HEX #E68C05

RGB rgb(230, 140, 5)

HSL hsl(36 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.3559

Contrast Black 8.12:1White 2.59:1

CSS

--color-e68c05: #E68C05;
.background-e68c05 { background-color: #E68C05; }
.text-e68c05 { color: #E68C05; }

Luminance0.3559

Black text8.12:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA 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":"#E68C05","rgb":[230,140,5],"hsl":[36,96,46],"cmyk":[0,39,98,10],"luminance":0.3559,"contrast":{"black":8.12,"white":2.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFE605","hex":"#CFE605","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBB54B","hex":"#FBB54B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.81,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"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":"#EB8D00","hex":"#EB8D00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.34,"contrastWhite":2.52,"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/e68c05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#055FE6","analogous":["#E61B05","#CFE605"],"triadic":["#05E68C","#8C05E6"],"tetradic":["#05E61B","#055FE6","#E605CF"],"splitComplementary":["#05CFE6","#1B05E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBB54B","#E68C05","#8C5503"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBB54B","dark":"#8C5503","saturated":"#EB8D00","desaturated":"#CC871E","pastel":"#F1C179","neon":"#FFA114"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":33.61547262794322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E68C05

#E68C05 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E68C05 is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 230, 140, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3559, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.12:1AA Pass

White text2.59:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E68C05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFE605#000000 text · best 14.97:1#CFE605

#FBB54B#000000 text · best 11.81:1#FBB54B

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

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

#EB8D00#000000 text · best 8.34:1#EB8D00

Generated Palette

#E68C05#E68C05

#055FE6#055FE6

#E61B05#E61B05

#CFE605#CFE605

#FBB54B#FBB54B

#8C5503#8C5503

Color Harmonies

#055FE6#055FE6

#E61B05#E61B05

#CFE605#CFE605

#05E68C#05E68C

#8C05E6#8C05E6

Variants

#FBB54B#FBB54B

#8C5503#8C5503

#EB8D00#EB8D00

#CC871E#CC871E

#F1C179#F1C179

#FFA114#FFA114

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#E68C05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E68C05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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