HEX atlas value

#E7B16A

#E7B16A is a warm orange HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 177, 106, HSL 34, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.4947, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E7B16A Sample readable text
HEX #E7B16A
RGB rgb(231, 177, 106)
HSL hsl(34 72% 66%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 54, 9)
Luminance 0.4947
Contrast Black 10.89:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-e7b16a: #E7B16A;
.background-e7b16a { background-color: #E7B16A; }
.text-e7b16a { color: #E7B16A; }

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
Luminance0.4947
Black text10.89:1AA Pass
White text1.93:1AA 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":"#E7B16A","rgb":[231,177,106],"hsl":[34,72,66],"cmyk":[0,23,54,9],"luminance":0.4947,"contrast":{"black":10.89,"white":1.93}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#DEE76A","hex":"#DEE76A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4DAB9","hex":"#F4DAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.58,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAB357","hex":"#FAB357","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Champagne Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e7b16a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6AA0E7","analogous":["#E7726A","#DEE76A"],"triadic":["#6AE7B1","#B16AE7"],"tetradic":["#6AE772","#6AA0E7","#E76ADE"],"splitComplementary":["#6ADEE7","#726AE7"],"monochromatic":["#F4DAB9","#E7B16A","#D38622"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F4DAB9","dark":"#D38622","saturated":"#FAB357","desaturated":"#D4AE7D","pastel":"#F5EADB","neon":"#FFC67A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":31.160872901765767},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":31.76476034853718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E7B16A

#E7B16A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E7B16A is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 231, 177, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.4947, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.89:1AA Pass
White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E7B16A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.89:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEE76A#000000 text · best 15.74:1#DEE76A
#F4DAB9#000000 text · best 15.58:1#F4DAB9
#FAB357#000000 text · best 11.65:1#FAB357
Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887
Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#E7B16A#E7B16A
#6AA0E7#6AA0E7
#E7726A#E7726A
#DEE76A#DEE76A
#F4DAB9#F4DAB9
#D38622#D38622

Color Harmonies

#6AA0E7#6AA0E7
#E7726A#E7726A
#DEE76A#DEE76A
#6AE7B1#6AE7B1
#B16AE7#B16AE7

Variants

#F4DAB9#F4DAB9
#D38622#D38622
#FAB357#FAB357
#D4AE7D#D4AE7D
#F5EADB#F5EADB
#FFC67A#FFC67A

Nearest Named Colors