HEX atlas value

#EB9814

#EB9814 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 152, 20, HSL 37, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.4017, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EB9814 Sample readable text

HEX #EB9814

RGB rgb(235, 152, 20)

HSL hsl(37 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.4017

Contrast Black 9.03:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-eb9814: #EB9814;
.background-eb9814 { background-color: #EB9814; }
.text-eb9814 { color: #EB9814; }

Luminance0.4017

Black text9.03:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#EB9814","rgb":[235,152,20],"hsl":[37,84,50],"cmyk":[0,35,91,8],"luminance":0.4017,"contrast":{"black":9.03,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2EB14","hex":"#D2EB14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.63,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2BD69","hex":"#F2BD69","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9D00","hex":"#FF9D00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.07,"contrastWhite":2.08,"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"]}]

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/eb9814.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":"#1467EB","analogous":["#EB2D14","#D2EB14"],"triadic":["#14EB98","#9814EB"],"tetradic":["#14EB2D","#1467EB","#EB14D2"],"splitComplementary":["#14D2EB","#2D14EB"],"monochromatic":["#F2BD69","#EB9814","#96620D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2BD69","dark":"#96620D","saturated":"#FF9D00","desaturated":"#CF9230","pastel":"#EBCA93","neon":"#FFAD29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":30.033314835362415},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":30.298514815086232}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EB9814

#EB9814 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EB9814 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 235, 152, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4017, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.03:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EB9814 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2EB14#000000 text · best 15.63:1#D2EB14

#F2BD69#000000 text · best 12.26:1#F2BD69

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

#FF9D00#000000 text · best 10.07:1#FF9D00

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#EB9814#EB9814

#1467EB#1467EB

#EB2D14#EB2D14

#D2EB14#D2EB14

#F2BD69#F2BD69

#96620D#96620D

Color Harmonies

#1467EB#1467EB

#EB2D14#EB2D14

#D2EB14#D2EB14

#14EB98#14EB98

#9814EB#9814EB

Variants

#F2BD69#F2BD69

#96620D#96620D

#FF9D00#FF9D00

#CF9230#CF9230

#EBCA93#EBCA93

#FFAD29#FFAD29

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Tangerine#F28500

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#EB9814

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EB9814

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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