HEX atlas value

#EAB253

#EAB253 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 178, 83, HSL 38, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.4996, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EAB253 Sample readable text

HEX #EAB253

RGB rgb(234, 178, 83)

HSL hsl(38 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.4996

Contrast Black 10.99:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-eab253: #EAB253;
.background-eab253 { background-color: #EAB253; }
.text-eab253 { color: #EAB253; }

Luminance0.4996

Black text10.99:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#EAB253","rgb":[234,178,83],"hsl":[38,78,62],"cmyk":[0,24,65,8],"luminance":0.4996,"contrast":{"black":10.99,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6EA53","hex":"#D6EA53","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.75,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D7A4","hex":"#F4D7A4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.1,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB83D","hex":"#FFB83D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.18,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eab253.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#538AEA","analogous":["#EA6753","#D6EA53"],"triadic":["#53EAB2","#B253EA"],"tetradic":["#53EA67","#538AEA","#EA53D6"],"splitComplementary":["#53D6EA","#6753EA"],"monochromatic":["#F4D7A4","#EAB253","#C88819"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4D7A4","dark":"#C88819","saturated":"#FFB83D","desaturated":"#D4AD68","pastel":"#F3E3C9","neon":"#FFC766"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":30.512292604784715},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":35.6931365951495},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.24913792078372},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":36.72873534441391}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAB253

#EAB253 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EAB253 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 234, 178, and 83, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4996, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.99:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAB253 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6EA53#000000 text · best 15.75:1#D6EA53

#F4D7A4#000000 text · best 15.1:1#F4D7A4

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB83D#000000 text · best 12.18:1#FFB83D

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#EAB253#EAB253

#538AEA#538AEA

#EA6753#EA6753

#D6EA53#D6EA53

#F4D7A4#F4D7A4

#C88819#C88819

Color Harmonies

#538AEA#538AEA

#EA6753#EA6753

#D6EA53#D6EA53

#53EAB2#53EAB2

#B253EA#B253EA

Variants

#F4D7A4#F4D7A4

#C88819#C88819

#FFB83D#FFB83D

#D4AD68#D4AD68

#F3E3C9#F3E3C9

#FFC766#FFC766

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#EAB253

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAB253

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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