HEX atlas value

#E7A540

#E7A540 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 165, 64, HSL 36, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.4427, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E7A540 Sample readable text

HEX #E7A540

RGB rgb(231, 165, 64)

HSL hsl(36 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.4427

Contrast Black 9.85:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-e7a540: #E7A540;
.background-e7a540 { background-color: #E7A540; }
.text-e7a540 { color: #E7A540; }

Luminance0.4427

Black text9.85:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#E7A540","rgb":[231,165,64],"hsl":[36,78,58],"cmyk":[0,29,72,9],"luminance":0.4427,"contrast":{"black":9.85,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D7E740","hex":"#D7E740","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.39,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2CB92","hex":"#F2CB92","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.73,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA929","hex":"#FFA929","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.96,"contrastWhite":1.92,"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"]}]

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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7a540.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4083E7","analogous":["#E75140","#D7E740"],"triadic":["#40E7A5","#A540E7"],"tetradic":["#40E751","#4083E7","#E740D7"],"splitComplementary":["#40D7E7","#5140E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2CB92","#E7A540","#B67616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2CB92","dark":"#B67616","saturated":"#FFA929","desaturated":"#D0A058","pastel":"#EFD9B8","neon":"#FFBA52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":31.04834939252005},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7A540

#E7A540 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7A540 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 231, 165, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4427, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.85:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7A540 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D7E740#000000 text · best 15.39:1#D7E740

#F2CB92#000000 text · best 13.73:1#F2CB92

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA929#000000 text · best 10.96:1#FFA929

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

Generated Palette

#E7A540#E7A540

#4083E7#4083E7

#E75140#E75140

#D7E740#D7E740

#F2CB92#F2CB92

#B67616#B67616

Color Harmonies

#4083E7#4083E7

#E75140#E75140

#D7E740#D7E740

#40E7A5#40E7A5

#A540E7#A540E7

Variants

#F2CB92#F2CB92

#B67616#B67616

#FFA929#FFA929

#D0A058#D0A058

#EFD9B8#EFD9B8

#FFBA52#FFBA52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

#E7A540

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7A540

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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