HEX atlas value

#EAA221

#EAA221 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 162, 33, HSL 39, 83%, 52%, has luminance 0.4344, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EAA221 Sample readable text

HEX #EAA221

RGB rgb(234, 162, 33)

HSL hsl(39 83% 52%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 86, 8)

Luminance 0.4344

Contrast Black 9.69:1White 2.17:1

CSS

--color-eaa221: #EAA221;
.background-eaa221 { background-color: #EAA221; }
.text-eaa221 { color: #EAA221; }

Luminance0.4344

Black text9.69:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA 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":"#EAA221","rgb":[234,162,33],"hsl":[39,83,52],"cmyk":[0,31,86,8],"luminance":0.4344,"contrast":{"black":9.69,"white":2.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCEA1F","hex":"#CCEA1F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2C673","hex":"#F2C673","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.1,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA90A","hex":"#FFA90A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eaa221.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1F66EA","analogous":["#EA3D1F","#CCEA1F"],"triadic":["#1FEAA3","#A31FEA"],"tetradic":["#1FEA3D","#1F66EA","#EA1FCC"],"splitComplementary":["#1FCCEA","#3D1FEA"],"monochromatic":["#F2C673","#EAA221","#9F6C0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2C673","dark":"#9F6C0F","saturated":"#FFA90A","desaturated":"#CF9B3A","pastel":"#ECD09C","neon":"#FFB833"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":0},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":35.014282800023196}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAA221

#EAA221 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EAA221 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 234, 162, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 83% saturation and 52% 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 0.4344, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.69:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAA221 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCEA1F#000000 text · best 15.36:1#CCEA1F

#F2C673#000000 text · best 13.1:1#F2C673

#FFA90A#000000 text · best 10.93:1#FFA90A

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

Marigold#EAA221

#1F66EA#1F66EA

#EA3D1F#EA3D1F

#CCEA1F#CCEA1F

#F2C673#F2C673

#9F6C0F#9F6C0F

Color Harmonies

#1F66EA#1F66EA

#EA3D1F#EA3D1F

#CCEA1F#CCEA1F

#1FEAA3#1FEAA3

#A31FEA#A31FEA

Variants

#F2C673#F2C673

#9F6C0F#9F6C0F

#FFA90A#FFA90A

#CF9B3A#CF9B3A

#ECD09C#ECD09C

#FFB833#FFB833

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#EAA221

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAA221

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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