HEX atlas value

#E79C40

#E79C40 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 156, 64, HSL 33, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.4114, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E79C40 Sample readable text

HEX #E79C40

RGB rgb(231, 156, 64)

HSL hsl(33 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.4114

Contrast Black 9.23:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-e79c40: #E79C40;
.background-e79c40 { background-color: #E79C40; }
.text-e79c40 { color: #E79C40; }

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":"#E79C40","rgb":[231,156,64],"hsl":[33,78,58],"cmyk":[0,32,72,9],"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":"#DFE740","hex":"#DFE740","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.64,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2C792","hex":"#F2C792","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.36,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9F29","hex":"#FF9F29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.24,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e79c40.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#408CE7","analogous":["#E74940","#DFE740"],"triadic":["#40E79C","#9C40E7"],"tetradic":["#40E749","#408CE7","#E740DF"],"splitComplementary":["#40DFE7","#4940E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2C792","#E79C40","#B66E16"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2C792","dark":"#B66E16","saturated":"#FF9F29","desaturated":"#D09A58","pastel":"#EFD6B8","neon":"#FFB152"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":7.483314773547883},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":28.948229652260256},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":31.71750305430741},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":34.72751070837067},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":35.014282800023196}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E79C40

#E79C40 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E79C40 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 231, 156, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.4114, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.48, 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 #E79C40 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFE740#000000 text · best 15.64:1#DFE740

#F2C792#000000 text · best 13.36:1#F2C792

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#FF9F29#000000 text · best 10.24:1#FF9F29

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#E79C40#E79C40

#408CE7#408CE7

#E74940#E74940

#DFE740#DFE740

#F2C792#F2C792

#B66E16#B66E16

Color Harmonies

#408CE7#408CE7

#E74940#E74940

#DFE740#DFE740

#40E79C#40E79C

#9C40E7#9C40E7

Variants

#F2C792#F2C792

#B66E16#B66E16

#FF9F29#FF9F29

#D09A58#D09A58

#EFD6B8#EFD6B8

#FFB152#FFB152

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Peru#CD853F

Old Gold#CFB53B

#E79C40

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E79C40

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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