HEX atlas value

#E7A86A

#E7A86A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 168, 106, HSL 30, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4603, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E7A86A Sample readable text

HEX #E7A86A

RGB rgb(231, 168, 106)

HSL hsl(30 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.4603

Contrast Black 10.21:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-e7a86a: #E7A86A;
.background-e7a86a { background-color: #E7A86A; }
.text-e7a86a { color: #E7A86A; }

Luminance0.4603

Black text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#E7A86A","rgb":[231,168,106],"hsl":[30,72,66],"cmyk":[0,27,54,9],"luminance":0.4603,"contrast":{"black":10.21,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7E76A","hex":"#E7E76A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D6B9","hex":"#F4D6B9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FAA857","hex":"#FAA857","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.8,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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"]}]

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/e7a86a.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/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6AA8E7","analogous":["#E76A6A","#E7E76A"],"triadic":["#6AE7A8","#A86AE7"],"tetradic":["#6AE76A","#6AA8E7","#E76AE7"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE7E7","#6A6AE7"],"monochromatic":["#F4D6B9","#E7A86A","#D37A22"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4D6B9","dark":"#D37A22","saturated":"#FAA857","desaturated":"#D4A87D","pastel":"#F5E8DB","neon":"#FFBD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.93325909419153},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":32.18695387886216}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7A86A

#E7A86A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7A86A is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 231, 168, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.4603, 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 text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7A86A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7E76A#000000 text · best 16.04:1#E7E76A

#F4D6B9#000000 text · best 15.17:1#F4D6B9

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

#FAA857#000000 text · best 10.8:1#FAA857

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#E7A86A#E7A86A

#6AA8E7#6AA8E7

#E76A6A#E76A6A

#E7E76A#E7E76A

#F4D6B9#F4D6B9

#D37A22#D37A22

Color Harmonies

#6AA8E7#6AA8E7

#E76A6A#E76A6A

#E7E76A#E7E76A

#6AE7A8#6AE7A8

#A86AE7#A86AE7

Variants

#F4D6B9#F4D6B9

#D37A22#D37A22

#FAA857#FAA857

#D4A87D#D4A87D

#F5E8DB#F5E8DB

#FFBD7A#FFBD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Sandstone#C9AE74

#E7A86A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E7A86A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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