HEX atlas value

#EB9514

#EB9514 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 149, 20, HSL 36, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.3921, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EB9514 Sample readable text

HEX #EB9514

RGB rgb(235, 149, 20)

HSL hsl(36 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.3921

Contrast Black 8.84:1White 2.38:1

CSS

--color-eb9514: #EB9514;
.background-eb9514 { background-color: #EB9514; }
.text-eb9514 { color: #EB9514; }

Luminance0.3921

Black text8.84:1AA Pass

White text2.38:1AA 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":"#EB9514","rgb":[235,149,20],"hsl":[36,84,50],"cmyk":[0,37,91,8],"luminance":0.3921,"contrast":{"black":8.84,"white":2.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5EB14","hex":"#D5EB14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2BB69","hex":"#F2BB69","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.09,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9900","hex":"#FF9900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.81,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eb9514.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/tangerine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#146AEB","analogous":["#EB2A14","#D5EB14"],"triadic":["#14EB95","#9514EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB2A","#146AEB","#EB14D5"],"splitComplementary":["#14D5EB","#2A14EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2BB69","#EB9514","#965F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2BB69","dark":"#965F0D","saturated":"#FF9900","desaturated":"#CF8F30","pastel":"#EBC893","neon":"#FFA929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":29.68164415931166}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EB9514

#EB9514 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EB9514 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 235, 149, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg with 84% saturation and 50% 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 0.3921, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.84:1AA Pass

White text2.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EB9514 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5EB14#000000 text · best 15.72:1#D5EB14

#F2BB69#000000 text · best 12.09:1#F2BB69

#FF9900#000000 text · best 9.81:1#FF9900

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#EB9514#EB9514

#146AEB#146AEB

#EB2A14#EB2A14

#D5EB14#D5EB14

#F2BB69#F2BB69

#965F0D#965F0D

Color Harmonies

#146AEB#146AEB

#EB2A14#EB2A14

#D5EB14#D5EB14

#14EB95#14EB95

#9514EB#9514EB

Variants

#F2BB69#F2BB69

#965F0D#965F0D

#FF9900#FF9900

#CF8F30#CF8F30

#EBC893#EBC893

#FFA929#FFA929

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Tangerine#F28500

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Dark Orange#FF8C00

#EB9514

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EB9514

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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