HEX atlas value

#E79C6A

#E79C6A is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 156, 106, HSL 24, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4181, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E79C6A Sample readable text
HEX #E79C6A
RGB rgb(231, 156, 106)
HSL hsl(24 72% 66%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 54, 9)
Luminance 0.4181
Contrast Black 9.36:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-e79c6a: #E79C6A;
.background-e79c6a { background-color: #E79C6A; }
.text-e79c6a { color: #E79C6A; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4181
Black text9.36:1AA Pass
White text2.24:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E79C6A","rgb":[231,156,106],"hsl":[24,72,66],"cmyk":[0,32,54,9],"luminance":0.4181,"contrast":{"black":9.36,"white":2.24}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E7DA6A","hex":"#E7DA6A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4D0B9","hex":"#F4D0B9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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":"#FA9857","hex":"#FA9857","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","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/e79c6a.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/light-salmon.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6AB5E7","analogous":["#E76A76","#E7DA6A"],"triadic":["#6AE79C","#9C6AE7"],"tetradic":["#76E76A","#6AB5E7","#DA6AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7DA","#6A76E7"],"monochromatic":["#F4D0B9","#E79C6A","#D36922"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F4D0B9","dark":"#D36922","saturated":"#FA9857","desaturated":"#D4A07D","pastel":"#F5E5DB","neon":"#FFAF7A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":30.033314835362415},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":33.54101966249684}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E79C6A

#E79C6A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E79C6A is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 231, 156, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.4181, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.36:1AA Pass
White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E79C6A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.36:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7DA6A#000000 text · best 14.63:1#E7DA6A
#F4D0B9#000000 text · best 14.57:1#F4D0B9
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A
Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460
#FA9857#000000 text · best 9.69:1#FA9857

Generated Palette

#E79C6A#E79C6A
#6AB5E7#6AB5E7
#E76A76#E76A76
#E7DA6A#E7DA6A
#F4D0B9#F4D0B9
#D36922#D36922

Color Harmonies

#6AB5E7#6AB5E7
#E76A76#E76A76
#E7DA6A#E7DA6A
#6AE79C#6AE79C
#9C6AE7#9C6AE7

Variants

#F4D0B9#F4D0B9
#D36922#D36922
#FA9857#FA9857
#D4A07D#D4A07D
#F5E5DB#F5E5DB
#FFAF7A#FFAF7A

Nearest Named Colors