HEX atlas value

#E79A6A

#E79A6A is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 154, 106, HSL 23, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4114, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E79A6A Sample readable text

HEX #E79A6A

RGB rgb(231, 154, 106)

HSL hsl(23 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.4114

Contrast Black 9.23:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-e79a6a: #E79A6A;
.background-e79a6a { background-color: #E79A6A; }
.text-e79a6a { color: #E79A6A; }

Luminance0.4114

Black text9.23:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA 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":"#E79A6A","rgb":[231,154,106],"hsl":[23,72,66],"cmyk":[0,33,54,9],"luminance":0.4114,"contrast":{"black":9.23,"white":2.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4CFB9","hex":"#F4CFB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.47,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7D86A","hex":"#E7D86A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.43,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6AB7E7","hex":"#6AB7E7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.54,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e79a6a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6AB7E7","analogous":["#E76A78","#E7D86A"],"triadic":["#6AE79A","#9A6AE7"],"tetradic":["#78E76A","#6AB7E7","#D86AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7D8","#6A78E7"],"monochromatic":["#F4CFB9","#E79A6A","#D36622"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4CFB9","dark":"#D36622","saturated":"#FA9557","desaturated":"#D49E7D","pastel":"#F5E5DB","neon":"#FFAD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":28.879058156387302},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.46183972531247},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":33.18132004607411}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E79A6A

#E79A6A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E79A6A is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 231, 154, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 72% saturation and 66% 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 0.4114, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.23:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E79A6A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4CFB9#000000 text · best 14.47:1#F4CFB9

#E7D86A#000000 text · best 14.43:1#E7D86A

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#6AB7E7#000000 text · best 9.54:1#6AB7E7

Generated Palette

#E79A6A#E79A6A

#6AB7E7#6AB7E7

#E76A78#E76A78

#E7D86A#E7D86A

#F4CFB9#F4CFB9

#D36622#D36622

Color Harmonies

#6AB7E7#6AB7E7

#E76A78#E76A78

#E7D86A#E7D86A

#6AE79A#6AE79A

#9A6AE7#9A6AE7

Variants

#F4CFB9#F4CFB9

#D36622#D36622

#FA9557#FA9557

#D49E7D#D49E7D

#F5E5DB#F5E5DB

#FFAD7A#FFAD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

#E79A6A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E79A6A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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