HEX atlas value

#E69005

#E69005 is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 144, 5, HSL 37, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.3678, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E69005 Sample readable text

HEX #E69005

RGB rgb(230, 144, 5)

HSL hsl(37 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.3678

Contrast Black 8.36:1White 2.51:1

CSS

--color-e69005: #E69005;
.background-e69005 { background-color: #E69005; }
.text-e69005 { color: #E69005; }

Luminance0.3678

Black text8.36:1AA Pass

White text2.51:1AA 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":"#E69005","rgb":[230,144,5],"hsl":[37,96,46],"cmyk":[0,37,98,10],"luminance":0.3678,"contrast":{"black":8.36,"white":2.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCE605","hex":"#CCE605","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.89,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBB84B","hex":"#FBB84B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.06,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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"]}]

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/e69005.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/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#055BE6","analogous":["#E61F05","#CCE605"],"triadic":["#05E690","#9005E6"],"tetradic":["#05E61F","#055BE6","#E605CC"],"splitComplementary":["#05CCE6","#1F05E6"],"monochromatic":["#FBB84B","#E69005","#8C5703"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBB84B","dark":"#8C5703","saturated":"#EB9100","desaturated":"#CC8A1E","pastel":"#F1C379","neon":"#FFA514"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":30.643106892089126},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E69005

#E69005 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E69005 is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 230, 144, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.3678, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.36:1AA Pass

White text2.51:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E69005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCE605#000000 text · best 14.89:1#CCE605

#FBB84B#000000 text · best 12.06:1#FBB84B

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

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

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

Generated Palette

#E69005#E69005

#055BE6#055BE6

#E61F05#E61F05

#CCE605#CCE605

#FBB84B#FBB84B

#8C5703#8C5703

Color Harmonies

#055BE6#055BE6

#E61F05#E61F05

#CCE605#CCE605

#05E690#05E690

#9005E6#9005E6

Variants

#FBB84B#FBB84B

#8C5703#8C5703

#EB9100#EB9100

#CC8A1E#CC8A1E

#F1C379#F1C379

#FFA514#FFA514

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Orange#FFA500

#E69005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E69005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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