HEX atlas value

#EA9953

#EA9953 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 153, 83, HSL 28, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.409, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EA9953 Sample readable text

HEX #EA9953

RGB rgb(234, 153, 83)

HSL hsl(28 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.409

Contrast Black 9.18:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-ea9953: #EA9953;
.background-ea9953 { background-color: #EA9953; }
.text-ea9953 { color: #EA9953; }

Luminance0.409

Black text9.18:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#EA9953","rgb":[234,153,83],"hsl":[28,78,62],"cmyk":[0,35,65,8],"luminance":0.409,"contrast":{"black":9.18,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAE553","hex":"#EAE553","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.83,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4C9A4","hex":"#F4C9A4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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"]},{"name":"#FF983D","hex":"#FF983D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.81,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ea9953.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#53A3EA","analogous":["#EA5358","#EAE553"],"triadic":["#53EA99","#9953EA"],"tetradic":["#58EA53","#53A3EA","#E553EA"],"splitComplementary":["#53EAE5","#5358EA"],"monochromatic":["#F4C9A4","#EA9953","#C86A19"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4C9A4","dark":"#C86A19","saturated":"#FF983D","desaturated":"#D49A68","pastel":"#F3DCC9","neon":"#FFAD66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":33.555923471125034},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":37.067505985701274}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EA9953

#EA9953 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EA9953 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 234, 153, and 83, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg with 78% saturation and 62% 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 0.409, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.18:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EA9953 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAE553#000000 text · best 15.83:1#EAE553

#F4C9A4#000000 text · best 13.74:1#F4C9A4

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#FF983D#000000 text · best 9.81:1#FF983D

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

Generated Palette

#EA9953#EA9953

#53A3EA#53A3EA

#EA5358#EA5358

#EAE553#EAE553

#F4C9A4#F4C9A4

#C86A19#C86A19

Color Harmonies

#53A3EA#53A3EA

#EA5358#EA5358

#EAE553#EAE553

#53EA99#53EA99

#9953EA#9953EA

Variants

#F4C9A4#F4C9A4

#C86A19#C86A19

#FF983D#FF983D

#D49A68#D49A68

#F3DCC9#F3DCC9

#FFAD66#FFAD66

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Coral#FF7F50

Burnt Sienna#E97451

#EA9953

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EA9953

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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