HEX atlas value

#EC8A27

#EC8A27 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 138, 39, HSL 30, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.3616, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC8A27 Sample readable text

HEX #EC8A27

RGB rgb(236, 138, 39)

HSL hsl(30 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.3616

Contrast Black 8.23:1White 2.55:1

CSS

--color-ec8a27: #EC8A27;
.background-ec8a27 { background-color: #EC8A27; }
.text-ec8a27 { color: #EC8A27; }

Luminance0.3616

Black text8.23:1AA Pass

White text2.55:1AA 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":"#EC8A27","rgb":[236,138,39],"hsl":[30,84,54],"cmyk":[0,42,83,7],"luminance":0.3616,"contrast":{"black":8.23,"white":2.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECEC27","hex":"#ECEC27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4B87C","hex":"#F4B87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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"]},{"name":"#FF8A14","hex":"#FF8A14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec8a27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#278AEC","analogous":["#EC2727","#ECEC27"],"triadic":["#27EC8A","#8A27EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC27","#278AEC","#EC27EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27ECEC","#2727EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4B87C","#EC8A27","#A95C0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4B87C","dark":"#A95C0F","saturated":"#FF8A14","desaturated":"#D28A41","pastel":"#EEC9A5","neon":"#FF9E3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":6.782329983125268},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.819347291981714},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":32.046840717924134},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.19638534539566}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC8A27

#EC8A27 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC8A27 is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 236, 138, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 84% saturation and 54% 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 0.3616, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.23:1AA Pass

White text2.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC8A27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECEC27#000000 text · best 16.59:1#ECEC27

#F4B87C#000000 text · best 11.99:1#F4B87C

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#FF8A14#000000 text · best 8.9:1#FF8A14

Generated Palette

#EC8A27#EC8A27

#278AEC#278AEC

#EC2727#EC2727

#ECEC27#ECEC27

#F4B87C#F4B87C

#A95C0F#A95C0F

Color Harmonies

#278AEC#278AEC

#EC2727#EC2727

#ECEC27#ECEC27

#27EC8A#27EC8A

#8A27EC#8A27EC

Variants

#F4B87C#F4B87C

#A95C0F#A95C0F

#FF8A14#FF8A14

#D28A41#D28A41

#EEC9A5#EEC9A5

#FF9E3D#FF9E3D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Pumpkin#FF7518

Goldenrod#DAA520

#EC8A27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC8A27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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