HEX atlas value

#EAC97B

#EAC97B is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 201, 123, HSL 42, 73%, 70%, has luminance 0.607, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EAC97B Sample readable text

HEX #EAC97B

RGB rgb(234, 201, 123)

HSL hsl(42 73% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 47, 8)

Luminance 0.607

Contrast Black 13.14:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-eac97b: #EAC97B;
.background-eac97b { background-color: #EAC97B; }
.text-eac97b { color: #EAC97B; }

Luminance0.607

Black text13.14:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA 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":"#EAC97B","rgb":[234,201,123],"hsl":[42,73,70],"cmyk":[0,14,47,8],"luminance":0.607,"contrast":{"black":13.14,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7E9CA","hex":"#F7E9CA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.46,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4EA7B","hex":"#D4EA7B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.85,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FBD06A","hex":"#FBD06A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.33,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eac97b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B9CEA","analogous":["#EA917B","#D4EA7B"],"triadic":["#7BEAC9","#C97BEA"],"tetradic":["#7BEA91","#7B9CEA","#EA7BD4"],"splitComplementary":["#7BD4EA","#917BEA"],"monochromatic":["#F7E9CA","#EAC97B","#DEA82B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7E9CA","dark":"#DEA82B","saturated":"#FBD06A","desaturated":"#DAC28B","pastel":"#FAF5EB","neon":"#FFDD8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":20.8806130178211},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":21.047565179849187},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":24.020824298928627}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAC97B

#EAC97B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EAC97B is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 234, 201, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.607, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.14:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAC97B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7E9CA#000000 text · best 17.46:1#F7E9CA

#D4EA7B#000000 text · best 15.85:1#D4EA7B

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#FBD06A#000000 text · best 14.33:1#FBD06A

Generated Palette

#EAC97B#EAC97B

#7B9CEA#7B9CEA

#EA917B#EA917B

#D4EA7B#D4EA7B

#F7E9CA#F7E9CA

#DEA82B#DEA82B

Color Harmonies

#7B9CEA#7B9CEA

#EA917B#EA917B

#D4EA7B#D4EA7B

#7BEAC9#7BEAC9

#C97BEA#C97BEA

Variants

#F7E9CA#F7E9CA

#DEA82B#DEA82B

#FBD06A#FBD06A

#DAC28B#DAC28B

#FAF5EB#FAF5EB

#FFDD8F#FFDD8F

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Topaz#FFC87C

Burly Wood#DEB887

#EAC97B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAC97B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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