HEX atlas value

#E7A06A

#E7A06A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 160, 106, HSL 26, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4317, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E7A06A Sample readable text
HEX #E7A06A
RGB rgb(231, 160, 106)
HSL hsl(26 72% 66%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 54, 9)
Luminance 0.4317
Contrast Black 9.63:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-e7a06a: #E7A06A;
.background-e7a06a { background-color: #E7A06A; }
.text-e7a06a { color: #E7A06A; }

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
Luminance0.4317
Black text9.63:1AA Pass
White text2.18:1AA 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":"#E7A06A","rgb":[231,160,106],"hsl":[26,72,66],"cmyk":[0,31,54,9],"luminance":0.4317,"contrast":{"black":9.63,"white":2.18}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E7DE6A","hex":"#E7DE6A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.05,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D2B9","hex":"#F4D2B9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.77,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7a06a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6AB1E7","analogous":["#E76A72","#E7DE6A"],"triadic":["#6AE7A0","#A06AE7"],"tetradic":["#72E76A","#6AB1E7","#DE6AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7DE","#6A72E7"],"monochromatic":["#F4D2B9","#E7A06A","#D36F22"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F4D2B9","dark":"#D36F22","saturated":"#FA9D57","desaturated":"#D4A37D","pastel":"#F5E6DB","neon":"#FFB47A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":28.844410203711913},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":32.58834147360065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7A06A

#E7A06A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7A06A is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 231, 160, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.4317, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.63:1AA Pass
White text2.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7A06A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.63:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7DE6A#000000 text · best 15.05:1#E7DE6A
#F4D2B9#000000 text · best 14.77:1#F4D2B9
Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A
Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#E7A06A#E7A06A
#6AB1E7#6AB1E7
#E76A72#E76A72
#E7DE6A#E7DE6A
#F4D2B9#F4D2B9
#D36F22#D36F22

Color Harmonies

#6AB1E7#6AB1E7
#E76A72#E76A72
#E7DE6A#E7DE6A
#6AE7A0#6AE7A0
#A06AE7#A06AE7

Variants

#F4D2B9#F4D2B9
#D36F22#D36F22
#FA9D57#FA9D57
#D4A37D#D4A37D
#F5E6DB#F5E6DB
#FFB47A#FFB47A

Nearest Named Colors