HEX atlas value

#EC9265

#EC9265 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 146, 101, HSL 20, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.3933, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC9265 Sample readable text

HEX #EC9265

RGB rgb(236, 146, 101)

HSL hsl(20 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.3933

Contrast Black 8.87:1White 2.37:1

CSS

--color-ec9265: #EC9265;
.background-ec9265 { background-color: #EC9265; }
.text-ec9265 { color: #EC9265; }

Luminance0.3933

Black text8.87:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA 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":"#EC9265","rgb":[236,146,101],"hsl":[20,78,66],"cmyk":[0,38,57,7],"luminance":0.3933,"contrast":{"black":8.87,"white":2.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECD565","hex":"#ECD565","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.27,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6CCB6","hex":"#F6CCB6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#65BFEC","hex":"#65BFEC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.22,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec9265.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#65BFEC","analogous":["#EC657B","#ECD565"],"triadic":["#65EC92","#9265EC"],"tetradic":["#7BEC65","#65BFEC","#D565EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECD5","#657BEC"],"monochromatic":["#F6CCB6","#EC9265","#DA5B1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6CCB6","dark":"#DA5B1B","saturated":"#FF8B52","desaturated":"#D99878","pastel":"#F7E3DA","neon":"#FFA77A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":26.30589287593181},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":29.223278392404914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC9265

#EC9265 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC9265 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 146, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 78% saturation and 66% 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 0.3933, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.87:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC9265 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECD565#000000 text · best 14.27:1#ECD565

#F6CCB6#000000 text · best 14.23:1#F6CCB6

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#65BFEC#000000 text · best 10.22:1#65BFEC

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Generated Palette

#EC9265#EC9265

#65BFEC#65BFEC

#EC657B#EC657B

#ECD565#ECD565

#F6CCB6#F6CCB6

#DA5B1B#DA5B1B

Color Harmonies

#65BFEC#65BFEC

#EC657B#EC657B

#ECD565#ECD565

#65EC92#65EC92

#9265EC#9265EC

Variants

#F6CCB6#F6CCB6

#DA5B1B#DA5B1B

#FF8B52#FF8B52

#D99878#D99878

#F7E3DA#F7E3DA

#FFA77A#FFA77A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon#FA8072

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#EC9265

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC9265

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides