HEX atlas value

#E7AA6A

#E7AA6A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 170, 106, HSL 31, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4678, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E7AA6A Sample readable text
HEX #E7AA6A
RGB rgb(231, 170, 106)
HSL hsl(31 72% 66%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 54, 9)
Luminance 0.4678
Contrast Black 10.36:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-e7aa6a: #E7AA6A;
.background-e7aa6a { background-color: #E7AA6A; }
.text-e7aa6a { color: #E7AA6A; }

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
Luminance0.4678
Black text10.36:1AA Pass
White text2.03:1AA 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":"#E7AA6A","rgb":[231,170,106],"hsl":[31,72,66],"cmyk":[0,26,54,9],"luminance":0.4678,"contrast":{"black":10.36,"white":2.03}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E5E76A","hex":"#E5E76A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.97,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D7B9","hex":"#F4D7B9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.27,"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":"#FAAB57","hex":"#FAAB57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.03,"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"]}]
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/e7aa6a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6AA6E7","analogous":["#E76C6A","#E5E76A"],"triadic":["#6AE7AA","#AA6AE7"],"tetradic":["#6AE76C","#6AA6E7","#E76AE5"],"splitComplementary":["#6AE5E7","#6C6AE7"],"monochromatic":["#F4D7B9","#E7AA6A","#D37D22"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F4D7B9","dark":"#D37D22","saturated":"#FAAB57","desaturated":"#D4AA7D","pastel":"#F5E8DB","neon":"#FFBF7A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":25.69046515733026},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":30.528675044947494},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":31.874754901018456}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7AA6A

#E7AA6A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7AA6A is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 231, 170, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg 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 0.4678, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.36:1AA Pass
White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7AA6A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.36:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5E76A#000000 text · best 15.97:1#E5E76A
#F4D7B9#000000 text · best 15.27:1#F4D7B9
Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971
#FAAB57#000000 text · best 11.03:1#FAAB57
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#E7AA6A#E7AA6A
#6AA6E7#6AA6E7
#E76C6A#E76C6A
#E5E76A#E5E76A
#F4D7B9#F4D7B9
#D37D22#D37D22

Color Harmonies

#6AA6E7#6AA6E7
#E76C6A#E76C6A
#E5E76A#E5E76A
#6AE7AA#6AE7AA
#AA6AE7#AA6AE7

Variants

#F4D7B9#F4D7B9
#D37D22#D37D22
#FAAB57#FAAB57
#D4AA7D#D4AA7D
#F5E8DB#F5E8DB
#FFBF7A#FFBF7A

Nearest Named Colors