HEX atlas value

#EAA77B

#EAA77B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 167, 123, HSL 24, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.4656, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EAA77B Sample readable text

HEX #EAA77B

RGB rgb(234, 167, 123)

HSL hsl(24 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.4656

Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-eaa77b: #EAA77B;
.background-eaa77b { background-color: #EAA77B; }
.text-eaa77b { color: #EAA77B; }

Luminance0.4656

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#EAA77B","rgb":[234,167,123],"hsl":[24,73,70],"cmyk":[0,29,47,8],"luminance":0.4656,"contrast":{"black":10.31,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7DCCA","hex":"#F7DCCA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EADF7B","hex":"#EADF7B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.34,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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":"#FBA46A","hex":"#FBA46A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.62,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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/eaa77b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7BBEEA","analogous":["#EA7B86","#EADF7B"],"triadic":["#7BEAA7","#A77BEA"],"tetradic":["#86EA7B","#7BBEEA","#DF7BEA"],"splitComplementary":["#7BEADF","#7B86EA"],"monochromatic":["#F7DCCA","#EAA77B","#DE732B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7DCCA","dark":"#DE732B","saturated":"#FBA46A","desaturated":"#DAAB8B","pastel":"#FAF1EB","neon":"#FFBC8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":24.020824298928627},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.748873851023216}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAA77B

#EAA77B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EAA77B is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 234, 167, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.4656, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAA77B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7DCCA#000000 text · best 16.04:1#F7DCCA

#EADF7B#000000 text · best 15.34:1#EADF7B

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

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

#FBA46A#000000 text · best 10.62:1#FBA46A

Generated Palette

#EAA77B#EAA77B

#7BBEEA#7BBEEA

#EA7B86#EA7B86

#EADF7B#EADF7B

#F7DCCA#F7DCCA

#DE732B#DE732B

Color Harmonies

#7BBEEA#7BBEEA

#EA7B86#EA7B86

#EADF7B#EADF7B

#7BEAA7#7BEAA7

#A77BEA#A77BEA

Variants

#F7DCCA#F7DCCA

#DE732B#DE732B

#FBA46A#FBA46A

#DAAB8B#DAAB8B

#FAF1EB#FAF1EB

#FFBC8F#FFBC8F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#EAA77B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAA77B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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