HEX atlas value

#E79F40

#E79F40 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 159, 64, HSL 34, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.4216, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E79F40 Sample readable text

HEX #E79F40

RGB rgb(231, 159, 64)

HSL hsl(34 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.4216

Contrast Black 9.43:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-e79f40: #E79F40;
.background-e79f40 { background-color: #E79F40; }
.text-e79f40 { color: #E79F40; }

Luminance0.4216

Black text9.43:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#E79F40","rgb":[231,159,64],"hsl":[34,78,58],"cmyk":[0,31,72,9],"luminance":0.4216,"contrast":{"black":9.43,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCE740","hex":"#DCE740","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.55,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2C892","hex":"#F2C892","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.45,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA229","hex":"#FFA229","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.45,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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/e79f40.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":"#4089E7","analogous":["#E74C40","#DCE740"],"triadic":["#40E79F","#9F40E7"],"tetradic":["#40E74C","#4089E7","#E740DC"],"splitComplementary":["#40DCE7","#4C40E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2C892","#E79F40","#B67116"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2C892","dark":"#B67116","saturated":"#FFA229","desaturated":"#D09C58","pastel":"#EFD7B8","neon":"#FFB452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":31.192947920964443},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.93933818400121},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":34.899856733230294}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E79F40

#E79F40 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E79F40 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 231, 159, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.4216, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.43:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E79F40 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCE740#000000 text · best 15.55:1#DCE740

#F2C892#000000 text · best 13.45:1#F2C892

#FFA229#000000 text · best 10.45:1#FFA229

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

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

Generated Palette

#E79F40#E79F40

#4089E7#4089E7

#E74C40#E74C40

#DCE740#DCE740

#F2C892#F2C892

#B67116#B67116

Color Harmonies

#4089E7#4089E7

#E74C40#E74C40

#DCE740#DCE740

#40E79F#40E79F

#9F40E7#9F40E7

Variants

#F2C892#F2C892

#B67116#B67116

#FFA229#FFA229

#D09C58#D09C58

#EFD7B8#EFD7B8

#FFB452#FFB452

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Old Gold#CFB53B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#E79F40

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E79F40

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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