HEX atlas value

#EAA27B

#EAA27B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 162, 123, HSL 21, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.4476, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EAA27B Sample readable text

HEX #EAA27B

RGB rgb(234, 162, 123)

HSL hsl(21 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.4476

Contrast Black 9.95:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-eaa27b: #EAA27B;
.background-eaa27b { background-color: #EAA27B; }
.text-eaa27b { color: #EAA27B; }

Luminance0.4476

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA 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":"#EAA27B","rgb":[234,162,123],"hsl":[21,73,70],"cmyk":[0,31,47,8],"luminance":0.4476,"contrast":{"black":9.95,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7DACA","hex":"#F7DACA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EADA7B","hex":"#EADA7B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"#7BC3EA","hex":"#7BC3EA","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.84,"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","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eaa27b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7BC3EA","analogous":["#EA7B8B","#EADA7B"],"triadic":["#7BEAA2","#A27BEA"],"tetradic":["#8BEA7B","#7BC3EA","#DA7BEA"],"splitComplementary":["#7BEADA","#7B8BEA"],"monochromatic":["#F7DACA","#EAA27B","#DE6A2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7DACA","dark":"#DE6A2B","saturated":"#FB9D6A","desaturated":"#DAA78B","pastel":"#FAF0EB","neon":"#FFB68F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":27.784887978899608},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":28.861739379323623}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAA27B

#EAA27B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EAA27B is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 234, 162, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 73% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.4476, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAA27B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7DACA#000000 text · best 15.84:1#F7DACA

#EADA7B#000000 text · best 14.81:1#EADA7B

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

#7BC3EA#000000 text · best 10.84:1#7BC3EA

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

Generated Palette

#EAA27B#EAA27B

#7BC3EA#7BC3EA

#EA7B8B#EA7B8B

#EADA7B#EADA7B

#F7DACA#F7DACA

#DE6A2B#DE6A2B

Color Harmonies

#7BC3EA#7BC3EA

#EA7B8B#EA7B8B

#EADA7B#EADA7B

#7BEAA2#7BEAA2

#A27BEA#A27BEA

Variants

#F7DACA#F7DACA

#DE6A2B#DE6A2B

#FB9D6A#FB9D6A

#DAA78B#DAA78B

#FAF0EB#FAF0EB

#FFB68F#FFB68F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#EAA27B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAA27B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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