HEX atlas value

#E77240

#E77240 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 114, 64, HSL 18, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.2939, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E77240 Sample readable text

HEX #E77240

RGB rgb(231, 114, 64)

HSL hsl(18 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.2939

Contrast Black 6.88:1White 3.05:1

CSS

--color-e77240: #E77240;
.background-e77240 { background-color: #E77240; }
.text-e77240 { color: #E77240; }

Luminance0.2939

Black text6.88:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA 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":"#E77240","rgb":[231,114,64],"hsl":[18,78,58],"cmyk":[0,51,72,9],"luminance":0.2939,"contrast":{"black":6.88,"white":3.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7C640","hex":"#E7C640","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.55,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2AF92","hex":"#F2AF92","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.32,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#40B5E7","hex":"#40B5E7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Burnt Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e77240.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#40B5E7","analogous":["#E74062","#E7C640"],"triadic":["#40E772","#7240E7"],"tetradic":["#62E740","#40B5E7","#C640E7"],"splitComplementary":["#40E7C6","#4062E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2AF92","#E77240","#B64616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2AF92","dark":"#B64616","saturated":"#FF6929","desaturated":"#D07C58","pastel":"#EFC9B8","neon":"#FF8652"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":28.948229652260256},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":29.154759474226502},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":31.63858403911275}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E77240

#E77240 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E77240 is visually closest to Burnt Sienna, a named red color with HEX #E97451.

The RGB channels are 231, 114, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 78% saturation and 58% 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 0.2939, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.88:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E77240 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.88:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7C640#000000 text · best 12.55:1#E7C640

#F2AF92#000000 text · best 11.32:1#F2AF92

#40B5E7#000000 text · best 8.98:1#40B5E7

Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

Generated Palette

#E77240#E77240

#40B5E7#40B5E7

#E74062#E74062

#E7C640#E7C640

#F2AF92#F2AF92

#B64616#B64616

Color Harmonies

#40B5E7#40B5E7

#E74062#E74062

#E7C640#E7C640

#40E772#40E772

#7240E7#7240E7

Variants

#F2AF92#F2AF92

#B64616#B64616

#FF6929#FF6929

#D07C58#D07C58

#EFC9B8#EFC9B8

#FF8652#FF8652

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Tomato#FF6347

Coral#FF7F50

#E77240

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E77240

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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